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The Fractal Foundation is incredibly excited to share not one, but TWO digitally printed fractal art balloons with the world.
These are the first balloons ever of their kind, fully digitally printed mathematical artworks. Fractals are infinitely complex patterns that can be zoomed into forever. The images on the balloons are tiny details of the Mandelbrot Set, magnified billions of times. The fractal images consist of hundreds of billions of pixels, with similar details that can be seen from millimeters – or miles away!
“Infinitude” is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and “Fibonacci” is based in Pennsylvania. Both balloons will be appearing at schools, community events and balloon festivals everywhere, inspiring audiences with the beauty of math and science. To inquire about creating your own fractal art balloon with us, or to invite Infinitude or Fibonacci to your event, please contact jonathan (at) fractalfoundation (dot) org.
At the mouth of the Infinitude balloon is a dedication to Benoit Mandelbrot (the discoverer of algebraic fractals) as well as the simple formula (Z = Z squared plus C), and the coordinates that generate the image on the balloon. The dedication reads “Infinite Gratitude to Benoit Mandelbrot”. “Infinite Gratitude” was then contracted to “Infinitude” – which became the name of the balloon.
Gratitude
The Fractal Foundation also wishes to express our thanks to the family of Jared and Laurie Tarbell for helping bring Infinitude to life!
And many thanks to Jason Fischer, our long-time supporter and world-wide fractal ambassador, for making Fibonacci possible, and for sharing the inspiring beauty of fractals around the world!
See more pictures and follow our adventures on Instagram @FlyingFractals.
