Wednesday 6 September 2017

Whilst Looking For Something Completely Different,

I stumbled upon this delightful short video,


from director Daihei Shibata which attempts to plot the movement of everyday objects such as a light switch or a spring as a real-time graph. Sibata explains this as a film that expresses “the various thresholds hidden in everyday life.” OK, interesting enough, but when paired with a score by the EX NOVO Chamber Choir, and please turn up the volume, 

it suddenly becomes a thing of beauty to watch,

here is a slightly different interpretation of sound and action, 

The Beauty of Mathematics, from Yann Pineill and Nicolas Lefaucheux of Paris video production agency Parachutes succinctly demonstrates the underlying mathematics behind everyday occurrences in the format of a triptych, on the left the mathematical equation, in the middle a mathematical model, and on the right a video of such things as snowflakes, wind, sound, trees and magnetism, the video begins with the following quote:

“Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty — a beauty cold and austere, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music.” —Bertrand Russell,

 a couple of unique videos to be sure.


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