James Sanborn Quotes

United States, Sculptor
November 14, 1945

Herbert James Sanborn, Jr. (born November 14, 1945 in Washington, D.C.) is an American sculptor. He is best known for creating the encrypted Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.

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.

James Sanborn
I've always considered myself a nonfiction artist.

James Sanborn
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.

James Sanborn
- Time
- Work
- Science
There are moments in history that people should be reminded of.

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

James Sanborn
- Done
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.

James Sanborn
- Science
- Connection