Icons for Geometer-A tribute to nature

With his series ‘Icons for Geometer’, Frisian artist Pieter D. Torensma has erected an altar for the invisible force that underlies the myriad of creatures in our known universe. Thanks to endless variations of rhythm and numbers, every moment of the day every flower, pollen grain, individual plankton and any movement in space is shaped. The fact that also sound plays a crucial role in this is expressed in his iconic work ‘Sound made visible’.

The introductory essay by Evert Duintjer Tebbens draws parallels between this work and some inspiring figures from art history. Despite stylistic differences with William Blake, John Ruskin or Otto Runge, the most special similarity is the renewed search for the riddle of creation. Pieter Torensma himself explains how – from 1995 on – he became fascinated by the secret patterns of the golden section and the Fibonacci sequence. Both of these are fully visible to attentive observers. His ‘Icons for Geometer’ represent a silent protest against the decrease of biodiversity and try to make us receptive to the secret that is called ‘Life’.

'Nature appears to be both full of vitality and playfulness as well as continually full of surprises and renewal. It's a big mystery that takes me further onward all the time.' Pieter Torensma