"Relativity" by M.C. Escher
M.C. Escher was a famous artist known for complex illustrations that displayed concepts of impossible structures, interlocking of figures, and exploration of infinity. In this piece, Escher challenges and tests the viewers' perspective and understanding of the numerous elements present in this illustration. Thus, often makes the audience question the oddity in this art work: which way is correct? Is it really possible? The complexity and wonders of "Relativity" were inspiration for my video art assignment. By repeatedly folding papers, I explored the idea of infinity, interlocking figures, impossible structures and perspective. The myth is that any type of paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times. Therefore, repetition of folding papers may seem infinite, but structurally and mathematically, it is impossible. The taping of the papers show interlocking of figures seen in "Relativity" and the highlighted texts challenges the audience perspective. The highlighted texts were aligned as a cube, however, the audience cannot read all the lines without physically turning the papers. Surprisingly, all the highlighted texts read the same sentence, despite how different they look from each other at a first glance. This challenging of perspective was also present in Escher's illustration.
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