The photo reminded of Matta's painting "El A�o de los Tres 000" http://www.matta-art.com/2000.htm
Harry Nick Reiter wrote: > Sam Faile continues his explorations at the limits of > topology. His collection of knotted and multi-order > coils grows. Some of the more recent geometries have > shown what Sam believes to be an odd optical effect, > even in an unpowered passive condition. The effect - > claimed by Sam and some random witnesses at his > apartment lab to be noticeable to the unaided eye - > seems to resemble a continuous blue shift or color > distortion. Compared to other geometries wound with > identical wire and identical insulating tape, the > arrays in question... well, they just do look "blue". > Sam got one decent photo recently, that my son posted > on his website: > > http://www.geocities.com/spfaile/Arrayp.html > > The one coil to the edge of the pile in the photo has > a robins egg blue coloration. Another one Sam feels > shows a more violet grey hue. Sam claims that while > winding some of the ones that look blue (a task that > takes several days) the color effect (to the eye) came > and went with sets of windings or knot layers. As > though he was dipping in and out of a boundary of > phenomenon. > > Optical illusion? Interaction of topology with human > optical response? An actual steady state blue shift? > Unknown. I suggested to Sam that he try to get some > photos of the coils illuminated with LED or laser > light, to see if a bona fide wavelength or color shift > by reflection is taking place. I think he is > following up on this. I wonder if some of these are > vaguely emulating the multi-ordered winding of DNA... > > NR
