Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane: Lecture + Workshop



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	Click here to view all Upcoming Events // IFF Directors Talks IFF Directors Talks 2012 IFF Directors Talks 2011 IFF Directors Talks 2010 IFF Directors Talks 2009 // Previous IFF Lectures THE MOSELY SNOWFLAKE SPONGE Exhibition Opening and Fractal Unveiling Doheny Library, University of Southern California Thursday, September 20, 2012 @ 5–7pm THE ART OF ITERATION A Lecture by Ryan and Trevor Oakes Sat. September 22, 2012 @ 6–8pm MAKING SPACE Theoretical and Practical Explorations of Space @ Hayward Gallery, London June 12–14, 2012 IFF Director Margaret Wertheim speaks at Art Center College of Design June 22, 2011 @ 7pm With Dr. Jerry Schubel, President and CEO, Aquarium of the Pacific Captain Charles Moore Talks About Plastic Trash [IFF-L22] Saturday Jan 17, 2009 IFF Director Margaret Wertheim Neuroscience Discussions at the LA Public Library [IFF-L21] October 2 + November 10, 2008 Seeing Anew [IFF-L20] A lecture by Trevor and Ryan Oakes at Machine Project Sunday, June 24 @ 7pm The Logic Alphabet of Shea Zelleweger[IFF-L19] A discussion with the IFF and Dr. Shea Zelleweger at Foshay Masonic Lodge Saturday, March 3 @ 5pm Structural Considerations of the Business Card Sponge[IFF-L17] By Dr. Jeannine Mosely Sunday, September 10 @ 8pm The Insect Trilogy @ Telic Arts Exchange How Flies Fly [IFF-L14] By Dr Michael Dickinson The Ecology of a Termite's Gut [IFF-L15] By Dr Jared Leadbetter What is it Like to be a Spider? [IFF-L16] By Dr Simon Pollard Where the Wild Things Are 2: A Talk About Knot Theory [IFF-L13] By Ken Millett at The Drawing Center in NY. Where the Wild Things Are 2 by Ken Millett at the University of California, Santa Barbara Things That Think: A hands-on history of physical computation devices. by Nick Gessler [IFF-L12] Where the Wild Things Are: A Talk about Knot Theory by Ken Millett [IFF-L11] at The Foshay Masonic Lodge (Culver City) Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane: A conversation on non-euclidean geometry and feminine handicraft by Dr. Daina Taimina and IFF Director Margaret Wertheim [IFF-L10] Darwinism on a Desktop: Sodaplay and the Evolution of a Digital World by Ed Burton [IFF-L9] The Logic Alphabet by Christine Wertheim [IFF-L8] Why Things Don't Fall Down A Talk About Tensegrities by Robert Connelly [IFF-L7] Kindergarten: The Art and Science of Child’s Play By Norman Brosterman [IFF-L6] Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane [IFF-L5] A Talk by David Henderson and Daina Taimina The Mathematics of Paper Folding [IFF-L4] by Robert Lang The Physics of Snowflakes [IFF-L3] by Kenneth Libbrecht Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane [IFF-L2] by Daina Taimina and David Henderson The Figure That Stands Behind Figures: Mosaics Of The Mind [IFF-L1] by Robert Kaplan // Previous Events Crochet Hyperbolic Workshop Proteus Gowanus gallery, Brooklyn, NY Hyperbolic Crochet Workshop: a celebration of feminine handicraft and higher geometry and a homage to the disappearing wonder of coral reefs. at The Institute For Figuring – Special Collections KnitOne-PurlOne: A workshop on crocheting the hyperbolic plane. at the Velaslavasay Panorama in Los Angeles.	In conjunction with the IFF's current exhibition at Machine Project Sunday, August 7 @ 8 pm Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane: A conversation on non-euclidean geometry and feminine handicraft by Dr. Daina Taimina and IFF Director Margaret Wertheim [IFF-L10] Sunday, August 7 @ 4pm - 7pm A hands-on workshop on how to crochet hyperbolic planes and pseudospheres At Machine Project Echo Park / Los Angeles 1200 D North Alvarado Street Los Angeles, CA 90026

		In conjunction with the exhibition Crocheting the Hyperbolic Plane, IFF Director Margaret Wertheim will host a conversation with Dr. Daina Taimina, the Cornell University mathematician who discovered how to crochet hyperbolic surfaces. A discussion ranging from the evolution of non-euclidean geometry, to the sociology of feminine handicrafts and the finer points of crochet, the event will cap the successful season of this whimsical exhibition. See Los Angeles Times review: [link here] Daina Taimina is the co-author (along with David Henderson) of Experiencing Geometry a classic text on euclidean and non-euclidean space. Her work on crocheting hyperbolic surfaces has helped to inspire a worldwide movement of "math-craft" and her models have been acquired by many mathematics departments as pedagogical tools. They are also included in the Smithsonian's American Mathematical Model collection and in the exhibition Not the Knitting You Know at Eleven Eleven Gallery in Washington DC. Dr. Taimina teaches at Cornell and is currently working on a book about hyperbolic geometry and crochet. In the afternoon prior to the Lecture (4-7 pm), Machine Project will host a hands-on workshop about crocheting hyperbolic planes and pseudospheres. The workshop will be led by Dr Taimina and assisted by Margaret and Christine Wertheim of the IFF. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to learn from the inventor herself. Experienced crocheters and beginners alike are welcome, and instruction will be given in crochet basics. Crochet hooks and wool will be supplied - and you are also welcome to bring your own favorite yarns. For Reservations please see: [link here]

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