Spiral Nebula
The spiral is a geometric form found throughout nature—from the shape of a snail’s shell to the structure of galaxies. Spiral motifs are a repeating geometric element in this piece. The “0” and “1” in the background are a binary bit map describing the spiral form. Two spirals interlock in the center; one is an illustration, and the other has been generated from a logarithmic curve. The white lines slicing through the image refer to the golden ratio, 1:1.618, identified by the Greeks as a harmonic proportion between the lengths and widths of objects.


