algorithms for expression & truth

# algorithms for expression & truth:
.footnote.grey[by arjun; for composition #1;<br>at the rotunda, philadelphia;<br>may, 2026.]

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arjun; grad student at itp at nyu; engineering school for artists.

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<figure>
  <img id = "white"src = "../assets/media/common/body-of-work.webp">
  <figcaption>body of work from 2021 - now; screenshot from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io">my archive</a>.</figcaption>
</figure>

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a body of work from 2021 - 2024; how i got there; central line of enquiry that threads these projects together & remains what i'm interested in even today.

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# .grey.unbold[ch. 1:] frustration.

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began out of frustration.

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<figure>
  <img src = "../assets/media/common/iiad-face.webp">
  <figcaption>undergrad; iiad, delhi, india; 2022.</figcaption>
</figure>

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undergraduate student at a small institute of design in india, at a time when design & engineering were considered very separate from each other.

so much so that, in a project, a faculty-member told me that "it is not my job to engineer. my job only to think & propose what should ideally happen."

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://books.google.com/books/content?id=Zae0jhF_-fMC&pg=PP1&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U1QGX0dlbJOKRAsv8SjTN1WzWcy0w&w=1280">
	<figcaption>graphic design the new basics, by ellen lupton & jennifer cole phillips.</figcaption>
</figure>

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- books in the library from western authors
- embracing code as a new creative medium.

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://cdn2.penguin.com.au/covers/original/9780262542043.jpg">
	<figcaption>code as creative medium, by golan levin & tega brain.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img src="../assets/media/common/thinker-1.webp">
	  <img src="../assets/media/common/thinker-2.webp">
	</div>
	<figcaption>prototype for thinker; 2021.</figcaption>
</figure>

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the last straw for me in this whole dilemma was when i made this thing for an assignment

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	  <source
		src="../assets/media/common/thinker-vid.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
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	</video>
	<figcaption>hand-gestural-prototype; faked using after-effects.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d569899bdf59100013c8a11/1565960155874-RGV07Y7HCFTH1DMGCQHZ/logo-square.png">
	<figcaption>science gallery.</figcaption>
</figure>

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	<img src = "https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dc3fd8c20332b6418d95354/cbe2b7db-38f3-4739-bea7-93ad20379a32/about-1.png?format=2500w">
	<figcaption>psyche: an online exhibition that explored the human-mind; 2022; science gallery bengaluru.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/Question%20Islands.webp">
	<figcaption>questions by young adults.</figcaption>
</figure>

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if science could answer one thing, what would it be?

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background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/Question%20Islands.webp")

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/Island%20Scope.webp">
	<figcaption>groups that i could bucket young adults' questions under.</figcaption>
</figure>

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## what is the end goal?

## why do we do what we do?

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/Maslow's_Hierarchy.webp">
	<figcaption>maslow's hierarchy of human needs, 1943. source: wikimedia commons.</figcaption>
</figure>

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a theory of human motivation by ah maslow, which was one of the pioneering theories of human motivation at the time.

the definitiveness of the premise was fascinating to me: a human being would claim a list of common needs for every single individual on the planet.

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## physiological needs

## safety

## belongingness & love

## esteem

## self-actualization

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## .grey[physiological needs] -----> level 1<br>

## .grey[safety] -----> level 2<br>

## .grey[belongingness & love] -----> level 3<br>

## .grey[esteem] -----> level 4<br>

## .grey[self-actualization] -----> win (?)<br>

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the structure resembles that of a video game.

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<figure>
	<video preload="yes" muted playsinline controls loop>
	  <source
		src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2022_in-between-life-and-death/GamePromo.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
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	</video>
	<figcaption>in between life & death game trailer; 2022.</figcaption>
</figure>

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## abstract concept

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## abstract concept -> interpret it

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## abstract concept -> interpret it -> express concretely

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``` js
class Food {
	objectProperties {
		size,
		colour,
		position
	}
  
	eatenStatus {
		if (eaten == true) {
			foodDoesNotExist();
		} else {
			foodExists();
		}
	}
  }
```
<figcaption>pseudocode for physiological needs.</figcaption>

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simply regaining the energy that the particle expends by breathing & moving. Food was created at different intervals of time, and the particle must be moved close to the food source for it to eat the food (much like the real world).

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```js
//Free moving companion object

if (companionObject.x < 0 | companionObject.x > width) companionObject.xSpeed =
    companionObject.xSpeed * (-1)
if (companionObject.y < 0 | companionObject.y > height) companionObject.ySpeed =
    companionObject.ySpeed * (-1)

//Calculating whether the heroObject is moving towards the companion or not

detectMouse() {
    if (mouseX < companion.x + companion.r / 2 + leeway) &
        (mouseX > companion.x - companion.r / 2 - leeway) &
        (mouseY < companion.y + companion.r / 2 + leeway) &
        (mouseY > companion.y - companion.r / 2 - leeway) {
            mouseOnTarget = true;
        } else {
            mouseOnTarget = false;
        }
}
```
<figcaption>pseudocode for consent: if a particle approaches another too quickly, it is repelled.</figcaption>

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## abstract concept -> interpret it -> express concretely

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premise that became interesting to me artistically.

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# .grey.unbold[ch. 2:] exploration.

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# .grey.unbold[ch. 2.1:] living messages (2023-2024).
.footnote[generative typography experiments.]

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## think about text-based communication.

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personal messages that you write: poems; letters; emails; essays; blogs. personal things feelings; stories; memories.

you're forced to express them in non-descript typefaces.

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the complete image eludes me<br>
and<br>
all i have left<br>
are<br>
fragments of your memory.
<figcaption><em>fragments of your memory</em>; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/notes.html"><em>notes</em></a>, 2022.</figcaption>

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# the medium is the message.
<figcaption>marshall mcluhan.</figcaption>

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  <video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop height = "500">
    <source
      src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2023_give+take/Clip.mp4"
      type="video/mp4"
    />
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  <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/page.html"><em>living messages</em></a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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  <video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop height = "500">
    <source
      src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2024_we-go-around-in-circles/vid.mp4"
      type="video/mp4"
    />
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  </video>
  <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/page.html"><em>living messages</em></a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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      src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2024_its-just-a-wave/vid2.mp4"
      type="video/mp4"
    />
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  </video>
  <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/page.html"><em>living messages</em></a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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  <video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop height = "500">
    <source
      src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2023_what-i-wish-to-say-is-lost-in-your-pixels/vid.mp4"
      type="video/mp4"
    />
    your browser does not support videos.
  </video>
  <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/page.html"><em>living messages</em></a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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  <video id = "white" preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop height = "500">
    <source
      src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2023_the-distance-between-us/vid.mp4"
      type="video/mp4"
    />
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  </video>
  <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/page.html"><em>living messages</em></a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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  <video id = "white" preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop height = "500">
    <source
      src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2023_stop-the-bleeding-heart/vid.mp4"
      type="video/mp4"
    />
    your browser does not support videos.
  </video>
  <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/page.html"><em>living messages</em></a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2023_stop-the-bleeding-heart/still%20(1).webp")

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background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2023_stop-the-bleeding-heart/still%20(4).webp")

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  <video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop height = "500">
    <source
      src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/2024_dancing-in-the-dark/1.mp4"
      type="video/mp4"
    />
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  </video>
  <figcaption>from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_living-messages/page.html"><em>living messages</em></a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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# .grey.unbold[ch. 2.2:] art with math (2023).
.footnote[static images / videos;<br>1000×1000px]

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://scontent-lga3-3.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/542366790_18424101853101718_3476002333264027608_n.webp?_nc_cat=102&ig_cache_key=MzcxMzU4ODI2NTMxMjg1MDU5Nw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=58cdad&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6IkNBUk9VU0VMX0lURU0ueHBpZHMuMTQ0MC5zZHIucmVndWxhcl9waG90by5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=j8mCQXDv2xAQ7kNvwEIODaP&_nc_oc=AdrbhJse7qYbYZGn5RUFt1jGeKQjHPaSUKnS8DY1WZRVNW-hukFnohch9jFsSuq4Frs&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-3.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=6jIkvV9EAWsqKpBNI9luUg&_nc_ss=7a22e&oh=00_Af5lqUYZxTKLsi69iN4EQX5omUUUwtnikxBYY4Q0Elihow&oe=6A18DEBB">
	<figcaption>bird, by hamid naderi yeganeh.</figcaption>
</figure>

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- iranian mathematician: hamid naderi yeganeh.
- intricate drawings with complex equations.

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GeWYFKiXUAAxo-2?format=jpg&name=medium">
	<figcaption>hamid naderi yeganeh on x: "I drew this hedgehog with mathematical equations."</figcaption>
</figure>

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i drew this hedgehog with mathematics equations.

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img id = "white" src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/1/1-code.webp">
	  <video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
		<source
		  src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/1/vid.mp4"
		  type="video/mp4"
		/>
		your browser does not support videos.
	  </video>
	</div>
	<figcaption>output #1; video-loop; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/page.html">art with math, 2023</a>.</figcaption>
</figure>

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- the math is very much a part of the art. 
- the program to make the work is as important as the artifact it produces.

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img id = "white" src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/2/2-code.webp">
	  <video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
		<source
		  src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/2/vid.mp4"
		  type="video/mp4"
		/>
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	  </video>
	</div>
	<figcaption>output #2; video-loop; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/page.html">art with math, 2023</a>.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img id = "white" src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/3/3-code.webp">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/3/3.webp">
	</div>
	<figcaption>output #3; static image; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/page.html">art with math, 2023</a>.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img id = "white" src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/4/4-code.webp">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/4/4.webp">
	</div>
	<figcaption>output #4; static image; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/page.html">art with math, 2023</a>.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img id = "white" src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/5/5-code.webp">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/5/5.webp">
	</div>
	<figcaption>output #5; static image; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023_art-with-math/page.html">art with math, 2023</a>.</figcaption>
</figure>

???
squares but form a rounded outcome.

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# .grey.unbold[ch. 2.3:] drawings on a cartesian plane (2024).
.footnote[algorithmic art; static images;<br>1200px×600px]

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## how far can i take the number line?

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how far can i take an elementary concept; such as a number line.

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Number_line_with_x_smaller_than_y.svg/960px-Number_line_with_x_smaller_than_y.svg.png">
	<figcaption>number line; source: wikipedia.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Cartesian-coordinate-system.svg/500px-Cartesian-coordinate-system.svg.png">
	<figcaption>cartesian plane; source: wikipedia.</figcaption>
</figure>

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how much complexity can i produce just in this simple system that we're introduced to in elementary school?

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/2/2.webp">
	<figcaption>output #2; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/page.html">drawings on a cartesian plane</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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output 2

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/3/3.webp">
	<figcaption>output #3; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/page.html">drawings on a cartesian plane</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/4/4.webp">
	<figcaption>output #4; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/page.html">drawings on a cartesian plane</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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very similar to 3, only one of the points is constant for all lines.

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/5/5.webp">
	<figcaption>output #5; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/page.html">drawings on a cartesian plane</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/6/6.webp">
	<figcaption>output #6; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/page.html">drawings on a cartesian plane</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/7/7.webp">
	<figcaption>output #7; <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_drawings-on-a-cartesian-plane/page.html">drawings on a cartesian plane</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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# .grey.unbold[ch. 2.4:] digital painters (2023 - 2024).
.footnote[custom software experiments]

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another line of enquiry that i was pursuing at the same time

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/pollock-1.webp">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/pollock-2.webp">
	</div>
	<figcaption>left: pollock in action; right: one of pollock's outcomes. source: britannica.</figcaption>
</figure>

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## series of arbitrary decisions

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## series of arbitrary decisions -> intentional & emotionally intense.

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# 'algorithmize' abstract expressionist painting-processes.

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_comp-finds-colour/frame%20(47).webp">
	<figcaption>comp finds color; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
	  <source
		src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_comp-finds-colour/SCR_1.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
	  your browser does not support videos.
	</video>
	<figcaption>comp finds color video-loop; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

???
until i actually came to this country and saw a rothko in person.

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<figure>
	<video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
	  <source
		src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_pollock-painter/pollockVid.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
	  your browser does not support videos.
	</video>
	<figcaption>pollock painter video-loop; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_pollock-painter/pollock1.webp">
	<figcaption>pollock painter; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_pollock-painter/pollock2.webp")

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_pollock-painter/progression.webp">
	<figcaption>pollock painter; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_de-kooning/1.webp">
	<figcaption>de kooning; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

???
de kooning / action stroke
feels somewhat human

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background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_de-kooning/2.webp")

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_grafik/grafik1.webp">
	<figcaption>grafik; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
	  <source
		src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_grafik/grafikVid.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
	  your browser does not support videos.
	</video>
	<figcaption>grafik video-loop of iterations, by changing small variables; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_hashing/1.webp">
	<figcaption>hashing; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
	  <source
		src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_hashing/vid.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
	  your browser does not support videos.
	</video>
	<figcaption>hashing emergence video-loop, by changing small variables; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_hashing/2.webp")

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<figure>
	<img src = "../assets/media/260521_composition-talk/hash_new.webp">
	<figcaption>hashing, color variation; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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class: top, left
background-image: url("../assets/media/260521_composition-talk/hash_new.webp")

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_light+sand-2/5.webp">
	<figcaption>still from light + sand 2; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
	  <source
		src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_light+sand-2/vid.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
	  your browser does not support videos.
	</video>
	<figcaption>light + sand 2 emergence video-loop; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_light+sand-2/2.webp">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_light+sand-2/4.webp">
	</div>
	<figcaption>two stills from light + sand 2 emergence video-loop; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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class: top, left
background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2023_light+sand-2/3.webp")

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<figure>
	<img src = "../assets/media/260521_composition-talk/l+s_new_1.webp">
	<figcaption>still from light + sand 2 revised algorithm; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<img src = "../assets/media/260521_composition-talk/l+s_new_2.webp">
	<figcaption>still from light + sand 2 revised algorithm; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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class: top, left
background-image: url("../assets/media/260521_composition-talk/l+s_new_2.webp")

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<figure>
	<video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
	  <source
		src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/2024_green-sand/vid.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
	  your browser does not support videos.
	</video>
	<figcaption>green sand video-loop; made with changes to light + sand 2 algorithm; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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<figure>
	<video preload="yes" muted playsinline autoplay nocontrols loop>
	  <source
		src="../assets/media/260521_composition-talk/darkness vs light_1.mp4"
		type="video/mp4"
	  />
	  your browser does not support videos.
	</video>
	<figcaption>darkness vs light video-loop; made with changes to green sand algorithm from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2023-24_digital-painters/page.html">digital painters</a>, 2023-2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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# .grey.unbold[ch. 2.5:] existence (2024).
.footnote[algorithmic art]

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## can i express what it feels like to exist in this world?

???
- series of drawings
- only 2
- moved to new york

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# co-existence:<br>
The world is made up of many unique 'cells'. These cells are nothing more than densely packed particles of energy, generated by a core, linked by 'personalities'. Some cells generate more energy, take up more space, and, therefore, have more 'personalities'. The closer one cell is to another, the more 'personalities' they can interact with.

However, in this world, cells are scared. They form groups and communities, while some stay away. Even in the most intimate settings, when one cell is only interacting with one other cell, they fail to penetrate beyond each other's outermost personalities. Amidst these superficial connections, the cells continue to co-exist — giving each other space to be themselves — and afraid of discovering what the core of another cell contains.

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/co-existence/co-exist-1.webp">
	<figcaption>co-existence; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/page.html">existence</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/co-existence/co-exist-1.webp")

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/co-existence/1.webp">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/co-existence/2.webp">
	</div>
	<figcaption>co-existence details; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/page.html">existence</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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# energy-exchanges:<br>
The world is made up of many 'cells'. Each cell generates 'energy' particles — from its core — and radiates it outward. All cells live amidst a continuous exchange of these energy particles.

Some cells have a wider spread of energy — and take up more space than others. This also means that, probabilistically, they participate in more external energy exchanges. However, their internal being is widely spread out. Others have a lesser spread of energy, and are more densely packed within themselves — closer to their core.

No two cells can occupy the same physical space at a given point in time. They may get extremely close, and participate in an intense energy exchange, but never live in the exact position as another cell in the system.

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<figure>
	<img src = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/energy-exchanges/energy-exchange.webp">
	<figcaption>energy-exchanges; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/page.html">existence</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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class: top, left
background-image: url("https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/energy-exchanges/energy-exchange.webp")

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<figure>
	<div class = "two">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/energy-exchanges/1.webp">
	  <img src="https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/energy-exchanges/2.webp">
	</div>
	<figcaption>energy-exchanges details; from <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io/projects/2024_existence/page.html">existence</a>, 2024.</figcaption>
</figure>

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# .grey.unbold[ch. 3:] from now onwards (2026 - ?).

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## emergence produced by complex-systems, made with (often) simple rulesets.

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## .grey[emergence produced by complex-systems, made with (often) simple rulesets.]

## the rulesets must pursue the reification of lived-human-experiences.

???
- cellular automata
- process of making a rule set (going from abstract -> concrete)

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## .grey[emergence produced by complex-systems, made with (often) simple rulesets.]

## .grey[the rulesets must pursue the reification of lived-human-experiences.]

## as a way to (hopefully) get closer to some version of objective truth.

???
communicate this.

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<figure>
	<img id = "white" src = "../assets/media/260521_composition-talk/presi-qr.webp">
	<figcaption>qr for this entire slideshow.</figcaption>
</figure>

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## <a href = "https://arjunmakesthings.github.io">arjunmakesthings.github.io</a> / @ay3020[at]nyu[dot]edu
.footnote[fin.]