72 Pencils
72 Pencils is a geometric construction of 72 pencils, assembled
into a work of art. Restricted to a signed limited edition of
twenty-five,
each shares a common form, yet each is unique. The form is an
arrangement
of four intersecting hexagonal tubes that penetrate each other in a
fascinating
three-dimensional lattice. Each of the twenty-five sculptures in
the edition is constructed with a different type of pencil, so each
is a one-of-a-kind object.
For some viewers, part of the interest lies in the form of the
interior.
The four hexagonal tubes are hollow, so the sculpture as a whole is
hollow.
But, what shape is its cavity? What would someone on the inside
see?
To the mathematician, the answer is "the rhombic dodecahedron," a
geometric
solid bounded by twelve rhombuses.
