An exhibition of his works will be presented as part of the Thinking Games and Creative Mathematics conference that will be held from the middle of the month at the Weizmann Institute
One of Gadi Dagon's photographs presented at the Thinking Games conference at the Weizmann Institute An exhibition of the works of the photographer Gadi Dagon will be presented as part of a conference on thinking games and creative mathematics that will be held from the middle of the month at the Weizmann Institute. Gadi Dagon's photographs follow with wonder the way to solve the arrangement of a Hungarian cube, and more precisely, the hands of a person dealing with the problem. Dagon follows the fast movement of the hands juggling the cube, with relatively slow camera movements, which give the tracking an aspect of movement in time, a kind of decomposition of time into its elements and a focused observation of the transition areas between the various "particles". His photographs are taken with the camera in manual mode, with a relatively slow exposure. The movement of the camera means that in places where the lens has stopped longer, more light is received, or, if desired, more information is fixed on the photo sensor. The places where he chose to pass relatively quickly are received with a certain transparency. Using a graduated movement, alternately fast and slow, he creates a gradient reminiscent of an effect that in old photography was achieved through a combination of repeated exposures, with slow exposures. In this way, the photographer draws, or digitally engraves his interpretation of the movements intended to search and find the solution, or, if desired, of the thoughts of the person who is looking for a solution and thinks outside the box.
The opening of the exhibition will be accompanied by a demonstration of solving a Hungarian cube with closed eyes, by the vice-champion of the world, Dror Womberg. There will also be workshops for the public in solving a Hungarian cube.
A picture from one of the thinking games conferences at the Weizmann Institute in previous yearsThe opening of the photo exhibition takes place within the framework of a thinking games and creative mathematics conference held by the Davidson Institute for Science Education, which brings together the educational activities of the Weizmann Institute of Science. The conference will deal with thinking games, riddles, puzzles and creative mathematics and is intended for the general public - those interested in the field, the curious, and anyone who is interested - from the age of 17 and older. Participants are invited to bring to the conference puzzles, games, riddles, and anything they would like to share with all the participants. The conference will include a free meeting, in which experimenting, playing, sharing and exchanging games. In addition, there will be a poster display and workshops. Prof. David Harel and Prof. Aviezri Frankel from the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Dr. David Ginat from Tel Aviv University will give lectures on "The Magic of Mathematics: From Technique to Effect and Proof to Result"; "The Couples Game"; and "mathematical thinking through games". Yoav Ben Shalom will describe and demonstrate the mathematics of juggling. There will also be short lectures by the conference participants.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Tuesday, March 16, at 19:00 in Schmidt Hall, Weizmann Institute of Science campus, Rehovot. The Thinking Games conference will be held on Tuesday, March 16, between the hours of 17:00 PM and 22:30 PM at the Saint-Martin Club and Schmidt Hall on the Weizmann Institute of Science campus.
