Sunday, April 15, 2007

Pascal's Wager

Just came across this. I had never heard it before and thought it was interesting so here it is.
Pascal's Wagere

Thursday, April 5, 2007











"As I was leaving the painting studio late one night, I realized that the shadow shed by a lone, abandoned bike had been carefully traced in chalk. A few steps further, the shadows of Green Library’s bollards were outlined, as were the tress outside the Education Building. Perhaps most stunningly, as a result of numerous light sources around MemAud, the multiple shadows cast by one lamppost had all been traced, a radiating starburst of orange and yellow emanating from the lone pole.

During the day, the lines were nothing but a muddled, incoherent jumble of a chalking-gone-wrong, but at night, they became magical, Pan’s Labyrinth-esque creations — each chalked shadow was just as wonderful to discover as the next. The tracings were captivating, and it had me scouring the ground for evenings on end, not to mention contemplating a late-night sting operation to expose the nocturnal Shadow Chalker’s true identity."
from stanford daily article talking about my chalk tracing
The article