Born in 1981 in Leuven, Belgium, Els Vermang is an artist and curator who lives and works in Brussels, Belgium.
Her artistic work questions contemporary aesthetics and semiotics, from an algorithmic and conceptual point of view. Her curatorial work extends this investigation, crossing different generations and establishing a dialogue between traditional and experimental art.
The project ‘Ω' contemplates the topology of space. Topology is a branch of mathematics that deals with properties describing how a space is composed and how it is preserved when deformed. This topic, which has a mathematical, quantum physical and philosophical dimension, originated with Euclid and deals with the question of whether the universe is finite or infinite. Since light always travels in a straight line, it always returns to its starting point within this space and causes light reflections; the so-called cosmic folds and reflections. ‘Ω' contemplates these cosmic folds and reflections by means of a series of simple tessellations of the two-dimensional grid and its transpositions into complex three-dimensional motifs. This abstract geometric form language is inspired by the surface of the grid and the process of folding and knotting. Aesthetics and technology are thus inextricably linked, and 'Ω' is part of an investigation into the logical control of a design process in order to achieve an objective aesthetic result.