Kenneth Brecher and Randy Rhine, collaborators
Artists
Kenneth Brecher
Professor of Astronomy and Physics, Emeritus
Departments of Astronomy and Physics, Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts USA
Statement
This wooden object combines three mathematical elements - tetrahedron, Mobius band and Penrose triangle into a single philosophical sculpture. Its interpretation is left to the viewer.
Artworks
Mathematicians' Eternal Flame
20 x 25 x 25 cm
wood
2016
As one ages, an individual's time limit becomes ever more salient. As does his/her spatial limits. A major motivation for this piece comes from the contemplation of the very opposite: infinite space and time. Another motivation is the impossible. Hopefully, the combination of elements in this sculptural work is unique. Or at least original. And maybe even elegant. Or knot!