Art and Science

Dark spots on the sun have captivated humans for millennia, but it wasn't until the 19th century that Edward and Annie Maunder mapped their rhythmic dance. "Butterflies on the Sun" explores the history of the famous "Butterfly Diagram" and details how this astrophysical chart was transformed into a monumental glass-ceiling installation for the Changwon Sculpture Biennale.

What does a city on Mars look like if it is built on the blueprint of life itself? Noctis Labyrinthus is an installation that projects a fictional Martian colony into the deep canyons of the Red Planet. By overlaying the molecular structure of the ribosome—nature’s ancient protein printer—onto NASA topography data, the project imagines a future where architecture mimics the machinery of biological creation.

How do we map where we are and where we have been? Perpetual Motion investigates the "hodology" of human existence—contrasting the global pathways of our ancestors out of Africa with the intimate, geometric firing patterns of the brain that allow us to navigate our daily lives.

What connects an exiled Korean scholar, a massive shield volcano, and the genome of a primitive orchid? During a residency on Jeju Island, I explored the concept of "resilience" by tracing the hidden roots that lie beneath the surface—both the molten plumbing of the volcano and the ancient evolutionary history of the orchid.

How can a single geometric "jewel" replace 500 pages of dense quantum algebra? We explore the evolution of physics diagrams, from Richard Feynman’s famous doodles to the multi-dimensional "Amplituhedron," and end with a look at Alejandro Guijarro’s haunting photography of quantum blackboards.

Can a diagram lie? This post explores math's love/hate relationship with the image, from puzzles that deceive the eye to the formalist banishment of drawings from proofs. Discover how Surrealist artists like Man Ray found poetry in the very models that the mathematicians had left behind.

Can a drawing be a haiku? This post explores Clouds, Glands, Tributaries, a work that juxtaposes scientific diagrams of storm clouds, eyelid glands, and river systems. It's a "visual haiku" that uses the "power of disproportion" to unlock a subjective and poetic meditation on water.