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Sharing some images of 'Lichtenberg Figures' first created by A.R. von Hippel in 1951, which were featured in the work of György Kepes.
Lichtenberg Figures are intricate, tree-like patterns created by high-voltage electrical discharges across dielectric materials. These figures were produced through the research of von Hippel, a colleague of Kepes at MIT, who specialized in dielectrics.
Kepes used these scientific phenomena to explore the intersection of art and science, illustrating the hidden structures and dynamic forces in nature. These specific images appeared in Kepes' project 'The New Landscape in Art and Science', which highlighted visual similarities between microscopic scientific imagery and artistic forms.