Gene Oldfield   spatial reasoning 29 may - 29 june 1999             Gene Oldfield currently resides in sacramento, california where he received two masters degrees (one in mathematics from CSUS and one in physics, from UCDavis) and he is a PhD candidate in electrical engineering and computer science. he originally became interested in mathematics because of the literal and figurative beauty of the equations. over the years, by working in places like silicon valley and exhibiting in art galleries, he has attempted to draw a relationship between scientific and artistic expression. this installation consists of walls of mathematics. it deals with understanding robot navigation using range data and spatial reasoning, both key contemporary issues. one of the things about math is that you can say things that are true, at least in some models. it is a language, with a sense of conventions; for example, x is often the unknown. mathematics paints many views of our world. it can be studied on many fronts. still, there is wide agreement on what a second course in algebra or a first course in calculus would contain. the symbols and equations have a look to them, like hieroglyphics. you stare confused at a symmetry of symbols, and suddenly a glimpse or view of the world appears, often with a beauty in its simplicity and/or scope. part of this show tries to capture the beauty of the party line while part shows the machine-like logic of a navigating robot.
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