KATAKANA EQUATION

About the Math Art Museum

I call the body of media art works I create using mathematical formulas the “Math Art Museum.” It aims to realize a society where, as in the Renaissance, there is no boundary between art and science. Galileo Galilei said that “the book of nature is written in the language of mathematics.” The goal is to express everything through mathematical formulas.

Concept

A katakana equation is “a mathematical formula written entirely in katakana.” Formulas hold artistic value, yet their difficulty and specialization have long kept them in the hands of a small circle of researchers. By rewriting formulas in katakana — characters anyone can read — this work aims to “liberate” mathematics for the general public. Its pop lettering and sense of speed signal a gesture of rebellion against the established authority of physics.

The Einstein Field Equations

A tensor differential equation describing the relationship between spacetime and the distribution of matter, capable of expressing nearly every phenomenon in the universe. Born of Einstein's aesthetic sense and tenacious calculation, it is one of the greatest masterpieces of modern physics.

Documentation

EINSTEIN VER

A work expressing the Einstein field equations — the universe in a single line — in katakana. The formulas that form Einstein's portrait are his own original equations.

NEWTON EQUATION VER

A work expressing Newton's equation of motion in katakana. Newton's face is composed of his equation rendered in katakana.