Data Vapour 081102

Blossfeldt Fractals – William Ngan

Metaphorical brings to us a new work based on the photographs of Karl Blossfeldt and generated using a species of algorithm similar to L-Systems. Check out the dynamically generated Blossfeldt Fractals here, you can also read about the process behind the piece here.
Whereas Blossfeldt often only took pictures of plant fragments, single flowers and close ups, Metaphorical’s computed plants exist as more complex rhyzomatic constructions.

Socialfiction continues his adventures into the more esoteric territories of Cellular Automata, Universal Computers & the Game of Life. After a year of work there is now a ‘Chain Reaction Glitterati Stable release’ of the Crystalpunk Automaton, oh yes! From the strange attractor himself:

‘This automaton is a writing machine and a machine for language generation. But as one postulated behaviour is the existence of a Universal Constructor this machine also brings us into the domain of origin of life. The test now becomes the users ability to model processes of mind and matter into a chain-reaction.’

Jin-Yo Mok’s Sonic Column consists of a large cylinder who’s inside surface is covered with a grid of LEDs. When the user’s touch reacts with a sensor its respective LED is lit to produce collectively a pattern of lights. In much the same way a traditional music box works, the column can be turned with a crankshaft to produce sounds corresponding to each of the illuminated LEDs.

Over at SanchTV the VVVV Superformula port turns 2.0 with 3d deformations applied to 2d renditions of the Superformula. The result, beautiful complex graphical surfaces, many types of different meshes and perfect flowers! One of the intentions for this new work is to output to high resolution for print.