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AFM Series For over 30 years I have been fascinated with the symbol for infinity ∞ and what August Ferdinand Mobius invented in 1904, the Mobius Strip. The one sided surface that is constructed from a rectangle by holding one end fixed, rotating the opposite end through 180 degrees and applying it to the first end, making the surface extend indefinitely. This wrapping back allows for infinite possibilities. Playing with this structure in paper and canvas, I have attempted the simple expression of deep space on a flat surface through overlapping marks that allow the illusion of deep space to fold back on it, complicating the structure to suggest other spatial considerations. When taking a group of such “AFMs” and combining them to form a lyrical, abstract structure, forming yet another layer, it gives the visual environment another possible look at reality. By attaching Velcro to the ends of the rectangles, further possibilities are achieved by the folding and un-folding, attaching and re-attaching the ends of the rectangles to form new compositions. Using “AFMs” as a point of departure, a viewer can become a collaborator/participant in selecting “AFMs” to construct or de-construct combinations or “combines” of “AFMs” to make a personal structure out of the given “AFMs.” "'Reality' is what we take to be true. What we take to be true is what we believe. What we believe is based upon our perceptions. What we perceive depends upon what we look for. What we look for depends on what we think. What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we perceive determines what we believe. What we believe determines what we take to be true. What we take to be true is our reality." -Gary Zukav

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