
15 Stepping Stones in the Mist
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One gives birth to two [the yin and yang]
Two gives birth to three [the trigrams]
Three gives birth to the myriad creatures [the hexagrams]
In the 1970s I also became aware of the work of the System Art Group. Sev-
eral members taught at the Slade School of Art, where I was to study from 1977
to 1979. None of them, at that time, used computers, and although I cannot
think of any direct influence their work has had on me, it was certainly reassur-
ing to meet others with a similar mindset!
In 1970 I read Martin Gardner's column "Mathematical Recreations" in
Scientific ...