Attila Csörgő

The photography, drawing and sculpture of Attila Csörgő (b. 1965, Budapest) lies somewhere between amateur science and applied mathematics. This playful, humorous approach is underpinned by a broader philosophical enquiry. This kinetic installation demonstrates an equation described in the work’s title – Untitled (1 tetrahedron + 1 cube + 1 octahedron = 1 dodecahedron). Within Csörgő’s equation, the number of edges in each of the three geometric forms are added together to produce a fourth. The tetrahedron, cube and octahedron all belong to the Platonic solids. They respectively symbolise the physical elements of fire, earth and air, whilst the dodecahedron symbolises the cosmos. In the Occurrence Graphs series, the artist plays with the viewer’s perception. Two overlapping black discs, inscribed with an irregular and apparently insignificant line, are set in motion. Their rapid rotation produces an optical illusion of an elementary geometric shape, such as a triangle.