He has had a number of exhibitions in recent years, and has an exhibition in the Berner Schulwarte in Bern from August 19th until October 1st, 1999. While holidaying in Italy, he sent us this extended postcard, exploring what it is about mathematics that fascinates him, and giving us some examples of his work. Just now I'm spending my holiday somewhere in Italy. Try finding the square root of 12345678987654321 . The world of palindromes and symmetry, mathematical or otherwise, is the world I like to play in.
Paradoxes are fascinating.
In this sentence there are eight words. In this sentence there are not eight words. The books of Martin Gardner and other authors with a similar attitude towards mathematics have very much inspired me, and have indirectly influenced my work as an artist. I see clear border lines between them. With both I can describe reality, with both I can play.