This Hyperbolic Surface sculpture was constructed out of paper in 2001 with Christopher W. Tyler.
Connecting regular 7-sided polygons (heptagons) together to form a surface results in a geometry that cannot exist in flat (Euclidean)
space. Instead, it creates a regular tiling of the hyperbolic plane. Specifically, the arrangement where three heptagons meet at each vertex
forms the heptagonal tiling with Schläfli symbol.
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Christopher W. Tyler and Amy Ione
Title: Hyperbolic Surface
Date: 2001
Medium: Paper
Dimensions: Approximately 4-feet wide.
Unsigned