James Sanborn

Professions :

Sculptor

I chose to deal with the science of cryptography. Cryptography began in mathematics. Codes were developed, even from Caesar's time, based on number theory and mathematical principles. I decided to use those principles and designed a work that is encoded.

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Deception is everywhere.

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When I accepted the commission, I had something of an epiphany in the research I did about the agency, actually the science of espionage. I realized there is a connection between the sciences and the invisible forces of man.

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What affected me most profoundly was the realization that the sciences of cryptography and mathematics are very elegant, pure sciences. I found that the ends for which these pure sciences are used are less elegant.

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All my high school papers were written in the rare book room.

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Going from the written, flat word to the three-dimensional object, that was one of the more enriching things that I've done.

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I've always considered myself a nonfiction artist.

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There are moments in history that people should be reminded of.

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