Crocheted Fiberglass > 2011

Organic geometric grid crocheted fiberglass and polyester resin wall sculpture based on Pi by Yvette Kaiser Smith
Etudes from Pi in 5 Squared
Evanston installation
Crocheted fiberglass with polyester resin.
72” x 191” x 33”
2011

Etudes from Pi in 5 Squared is based on the first 25 digits of the infinite number pi. The sequence reads from left to right, top to bottom. The grid organizes 25 units into 5 rows and 5 columns. The curved units alternate from convex to concave.

Here, the value of the digit determines the depth of each individual unit. A unit representing digit 1 is 3.5” deep, pushing the curve out 2” for digit 2, then 2” for digit 3, and so on. The largest unit, representing the 9 digit, pushes out 19.5”.

Documentation from Con Templum, a 2012 solo exhibition at the Wieghardt Gallery of Evanston Art Center, IL