An installation that links mathematical probability to spatial arrangement through geometric forms. Probability distributions are mapped onto positions and configurations of polyhedral and compound geometric elements. Viewers encounter these arrangements in space; the work ties the mathematical structure (probability, phi-based geometry) to perception and attention. The installation uses geometric precision to give probability a spatial form rather than describing it in text or notation.
Research:
Probability distributions were translated into spatial parameters: likelihood values drive positions, densities, or grouping of geometric elements. Algorithms assign coordinates or configurations from the probability model so that the resulting layout can be read as a spatialization of the distribution. The geometry uses phi-based and compound polyhedral systems consistent with the studio's other work. The study addressed how well viewers infer probabilistic structure from the installed arrangement.
Photography: Studio Olafur Elíasson, Jens Ziehe
https://olafureliasson.net/artwork/probability-of-conscious-gravitation-2023/
