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Hofstetter
Kurt
Singular II, 2020
Acrylic print on PVC, 422 x 200 cm
It is about an endless network of nodes
i.e. line-intersections, generated with
a figure of an equilateral and an
isosceles triangle. At the heart of this
network lies a singularity, consisting
of six line-intersections equidistant
from one another and from a central
point. Around this singularity, nodes
are arranged in irregular orbits to
infinity. The orbits become more and
more regular the further they expand
into infinity. Only at infinity do they
return to the original shape, forming a
regular hexagon with equal distances
from the centre. In essence, this
network of nodes originates from a
singularity and loops back into it when
extended to infinity.
Hofstetter Kurt
Orbit One Open,
2020
Metal sculpture, 150 x 140 x 27 cm
Stainless steel hemispherical bowls are
positioned along the first orbit, also
known as Orbit One, surrounding the
singularity of Singular II which is not
materialised. The singularity cannot be
seen, similar to what occurs in a black
hole, where the singularity becomes
impossible to observe.
The bowls open towards the second orbit.
Hofstetter Kurt
N.I.C. –
nature is cool – Miniature,
2010
Metal sculpture, 88 x 37,5 x 30 cm
This kinetic miniature of a
permanent sculpture in Vienna's
public space offers the perception
of the simultaneity of instability
and stability. The proportion of the
golden ratio or phi appears in an
ecstatic multiplicity; the artwork
originates from Hofstetter Kurt's
first compass only-construction of
the golden ratio (2002).
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