THIS WORK CHANGES EVERY SECOND DAY AT 12 NOON
i = the square root of minus one

Every second day, I changed the installation of this work. I did that for several reasons. Firstly, because I am interested in nonlinearity, and nonlinearity only exists in relation to something else, the idea of singularity dissolves. Usually with regard to visual art works, there is an overwhelming assumption that the art work is a single thing. So this was an exploration of an artwork having multiple identities.

As well as having multiple identities, there are also interconnections. Therefore, all parts of this multiplicity relate to the District of Leistavia project. In Leistavia (a micronation), poetry, science and philosophy are mixed - the Leistavian worldview is an integrated one. One of my favourite numbers from science is the square root of minus one, which is called i. The square root of minus one is a strange number (or at least, it is strange to us now) because 1 x 1 = 1 and -1 x -1 = 1, so neither 1 or -1 can be the answer. Of course, 1 x -1 = -1 but then the square root has to be either 1 or -1, but then as we have just seen, it can't be either of those numbers. Confused? Don't worry, it might be some time before we can fully understand this number, but in the meantime it is extremely useful.

For example, if you are an engineer making a computer model of water flowing down a drain - you need this number, i. And, if you want to make Mandelbrot set pictures, you need i. So somehow this number has become embedded in natural processes. That makes it a powerful number.

Of course, the symbol 'i' is used throughout the world as a place to get information. It also stands for identity - me myself, i. I am on a mission to see just how many versions of i I can have, using the form of an upright rectangle underneath a circle. For this work, two mirrors were used. Next stage.