So... I read Hofstadter on video feedback systems, and I experimented with IFS-style fractals in software. I never connected the two until I saw this machine in

So... I read Hofstadter on video feedback systems, and I experimented with IFS-style fractals in software. I never connected the two until I saw this machine in action! Fantastic piece of art. I love how it makes the process of iteratively drawing things => fractals into a physical, tangible thing.