What do oranges, constructed from planes into spheres, reveal about the mysteries of geometry, oscillating between the realms of the possible and perfection?

The dance of paper balls floating in rising air waves is closely related to the structure and shape of their surface, according to the laws of aerodynamics. As these geometric solids are only approximations of a regular sphere, their slight deviations from a perfect spherical shape create unique interactions with air currents. The specific patterns of the flat shapes that the artist uses to construct each approximation of a sphere and create different surface textures and microgeometries, which in turn affect how air flows around them and collides with their surfaces. These subtle differences in airflow interactions cause each quasi-spherical solid to rotate, bounce and float in its own unique way, transforming the matrix of fan cylinders into a stage for a varied choreography of movement. The relationship between the structure of the spherical bodies and their aerial dance can also be understood as a visualisation of complex physical principles, where the imperfections of the spherical structures become the very characteristics that give each spherical form its unique character in levitation.

Barnabás Bencsik