Formicles – Unfolding Universe

In order for things to be, they cannot form follow a complete perfect distribution.

The evidence for that is the background radiation of the Big Bang, which shows that energy  was unevenly distributed – in the structure you can see engraved in the background of this art piece.

Following this concept the tokens – aka. formicles – of ever more complex shapes and colors spread out. Systematic but also individual away from the center of the canvas towards more and more complexity on the edges. On this path they follow certain rules, like natural laws, but especially they divide into the five semi-regular tessellation patterns.

Natural laws of formicles:

• Every shape of a formicle must be possible to be plotted at least on one of the five semi-regular tessellation patterns.
• A formicle can be constructed by using a maximum of six FORMS and a maximum of three pieces of one form shape (TRIANGLE, SQUARE and HEXAGON).
• A formicle represents also the mirroring form of this formicle.
• The forms have to be connected edge to edge with no spacing.
• Besides the semi-regular tessellation, also their predecessor, the regular tessellation – which is a grid of the shapes – is included.

Like forms spreading in the universe, formicles are also intended to spread all over the globe. At their core they have an RFID Chip with their origin code of the 100 formicles on this canvas. You can get an formicle here (LINK will be added later) – please enjoy your form.