Infinitesimals

Rusty Scruby, Artist

Infinitesimals is an installation for the Zachry Engineering Education Complex at Texas A&M University, developed by Dallas-based artist Rusty Scruby. Drawing on concepts in math and engineering, the idea behind Infinistesimals is that an original image is broken down into smaller sections, similar to how a curve gets broken down in order to be analyzed in calculus. The original image in this case is a wave, an image Scruby felt everyone could relate to on some level, and the wave is broken down into a series of four and eight point stars and diamonds made of bent aluminum, on which the image has been printed. From far away, viewers can get a sense of the entire wave, while at close range the wave can be studied at the level of a single star detail. From Scruby's initial concept model, Metalab was able to provide design optimization and project management services to bring the 3D wall installation to life.