A Hénon Map Inspired by an Artwork Inspired by a Hénon map

As part of my maths in museums work I was talking to someone at the National Galleries of Scotland. The world of art lies a little outside my comfort zone, which is partly why I was interested in talking to them: if I want to encourage other people to venture outside their comfort zones in the direction of mathematics I should probably practice what I preach.

Anyway, just outside the Modern One gallery there is a sculpted land feature created by artist Charles Jencks called Landform which you can see to the top-right of the embedded satellite view of the area below:

The sweeping curves and other-worldly, natural-but-not-quite feel to this formation reminded me of something, but I couldn't immediately remember what. Somewhere in the back of my mind, Jeff Goldblum popped up:

The Man Who Knew Infinity - Maths in the Movies

The Man Who Knew Infinity (DVD):
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At the time of writing The Man Who Knew Infinity is available to watch on BBC iPlayer, or it can be bought or rented via Amazon Prime Video.

The Man Who Knew Infinity is a biographical drama about real-life Indian Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, who made a number of contributions to pure mathematics during his relatively short life. The movie focuses on his work with English Mathematician G. H. Hardy at Cambridge University following a postal correspondence that convinced Hardy of Ramanujan's brilliance.