A Number Is a Means of Expressing an Idea in a Definite Way

These sixty-four loops are derived from the visual language of computation. Images of terminal screens, graphical interfaces, calculator displays, vacuum tubes, punch cards, and other remnants of early computing were blended with AI to create the initial assets for each piece.

The title comes from a sentence found in an old mathematics textbook. It’s a dispassionate definition of what a number does: converts a formless, fluid thought into something certain. Mathematics is a language for understanding one’s own thoughts with clarity. It offers a sense of security words and images can’t always provide.