Constructing Outreach 
 participatory mathematical craft
MathFest session on Math & Art
2024 Aug 9

Glen Whitney

studioinfinity.org/constructing

Including projects under the fiscal sponsorship of the Seattle Universal Math Museum.

Impostor alert

Snelsosphere (2019)
TOWARD (2024)
1. Go bigshoutout: David Auckly, KSU

     

credit: George Hart
1! Fruitful obstacles

photo: Nick Rauh

   

credit: George Hart
1* Safety first!
1* Safety first!

Instant Giant Tetra (2013)

0. Learn from others

Clouds (George Hart, 2016)

0! Respectfully engage participants

Boxtahedral Tower (2018)
0! Respectfully engage participants

   
0! Respectfully engage participants

0! Respectfully engage participants


Amboxes (2024)

0* Respect your judgment

Rigid Vertex Snub (2018)

0* Respect your judgment

Rigid Vertex Snub (2018)

2. No such thing as too much planning…

credit: Nick Rauh

   

2. No such thing as too much planning…
2. No such thing as too much planning…
2. No such thing as too much planning…


credit: Ricardo Lopez
2. No such thing as too much planning…

Giant Zigzag Blocks (2024)
2! Find new questions

   
2* … or is there?

Hexecontribution (Parker/Whitney, 20??)

3. Push the boundaries

Hula Geometry (2012)

3! Reach new heights

Fort Sierpinski (2022)

3* Left to the reader

Oxyhedron (2023)
3* Left to the reader
  1. Learn from others to respect your participants but trust yourself, too.
  2. Go big to foster problem-solving but stay safe!
  3. Plan thoroughly to discover new questions but don’t get stuck indefinitely.
  4. Push the boundaries to see how far you can go but don’t let collapses deter you!
Thanks for listening!

glen@studioinfinity.org

studioinfinity.org/constructing

Including projects under the fiscal sponsorship of the Seattle Universal Math Museum.