An installation of mirrored panels and screens creates a fragmented, kaleidoscopic effect. Red and gold geometric patterns are reflected across the surfaces, while a person’s hand reaches into the frame.

Programming genius Todd Vanderlin makes maths fun (and look amazing)

Words: Alex Moshakis
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Date: 11 April 2012; Work

To celebrate Tate Modern’s ongoing Yayoi Kusama retrospective, creative partnership Hellicar and Lewis created ‘The Hello Cube’, a quietly complex, social media-savvy interactive installation inspired by the great Japanese artist’s work The Passing Winter.

Hellicar and Lewis should be praised for such a masterful display of interactive know-how, but the London-based creatives weren’t the only people involved. Programming was completed by longtime collaborator Todd Vanderlin, whose own body of work consists of a mind-boggling mix of custom codes, mathematics and digital art, and whose site is a minefield of realised projects, iterative experiments and code-heavy tips. Who knew further maths could be so downright fun?

A large screen displays a 3D render of floating geometric shapes and shards in a cool blue and white light. To the right, a tall, rectangular plinth features a complex, laser-cut lattice pattern. — Above
The Hello Cube, Hellicar and Lewis. Programming by Todd Vanderlin

A mirrored installation creates an infinite loop of arms and hands reaching towards the centre. Glowing blue and pink light panels on the floor reflect the figures, creating a kaleidoscopic effect. — Above
The Hello Cube, Hellicar and Lewis. Programming by Todd Vanderlin

An installation of mirrored walls and floors creates a kaleidoscopic effect. Glowing red and blue circular patterns are reflected infinitely across the surfaces. — Above
The Hello Cube, Hellicar and Lewis. Programming by Todd Vanderlin

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Alex Moshakis

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Alex originally joined It’s Nice That as a designer but moved into editorial and oversaw the It’s Nice That magazine from Issue Six (July 2011) to Issue Eight (March 2012) before moving on that summer.

Programming genius Todd Vanderlin makes maths fun (and look amazing)

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