2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Ena Bahk-Pi
Artists
Ena Bahk-Pi
Student
Proof School
San Francisco, California, USA
Statement
I have always been fascinated by the intersection of art and mathematics, particularly in the tangible creation of work. I like to take an interesting mathematical concept and create something physical and beautiful out of it from scratch; in this way, I can more deeply understand both the mathematics and the artistic process.
Artworks
Shifting Heptagon
40.0 x 30.0 cm
Museum board, thread
2025
When I first began creating string art, I noticed the intrinsic connection it had with mathematics and knew I wanted to pursue a project linking the two. This piece is a string art construction based on a regular seven-sided polygon, or heptagon, in which each edge is subdivided into equal intervals and connected according to a three-step rule: J(3,5,1), which represent the three different “jump” lengths and is illustrated by the shifting colors of the blue, green and yellow thread.