Ancient is the light That pierces the firmament With thoughts of distance Serendipitous Oulipo Haiku - Fractal Kitty
, run by artist and educator Sophia Wood, blends mathematics, poetry, and art. Ancient is the light That pierces the firmament
The digital hub where Wood explores creative coding, generative art, and visual representations of complex math concepts like Pascal's triangle, tessellations, and physics. and personal growth.
By programming the first, second, and third lines to dynamically rearrange, the system produces . 2. Haiku Without Words the solar system
An interactive visual project inspired by atomic structures, the solar system, and "improbable architecture". It explores pure geometry and movement to convey poetic concepts without actual text. 3. Math Haiku Education (Week 19)
To give you a physical sense of what these projects generate, here is a piece of her generative art poetry:
In 2021, Sophia Wood ran a project publishing a set of haiku every 19 days, connecting the structured 5/7/5 syllable poetry form with photography, art, and personal growth.