Artists
Statement
In my work, I aim to push the medium of balloons beyond the animals, which they are commonly associated with, instead creating large intricate constructions. In particular, within my art, I combine twisting balloons with my passion for math. By creating something large and intricate out of something so inherently playful, I depict the grandeur and awe that can occur from the whimsy of math.
Artworks
Balloon Truncated Icositetrachoron
45.0 x 45.0 x 45.0 cm
260 Q foil balloons
2024
A plane projection of a truncated 24-cell into 3D space. The 24-cell is one of the six regular 4-dimensional polyhedra. It is unique because it is the only one of these six-polyhedra that is not an analog of a regular 3-dimensional polyhedron. Further, it has no analogs in higher dimensions, meaning that it only exists within 4-dimensional space. My balloon construction is a truncated version of the 24-cell, which adds some complexity to the shape. It consists of 24 truncated octahedrons and 24 cubes made from around 30 260 Q foil balloons.