Curatorial Statement :
Celebrating code as a form of creative expression, this exhibition showcases the work of two young artists who are already making inroads in the field of generative, code based art.
Code is seen here as a raw material that allows for elaborate forms of expression, and both artists are specifically interested in the use of code to simulate natural phenomena. Ezra Miller with his bird flight patterns, and Vincent Houze, with his interactive waterfall that makes one feel in control of albeit digital moving water.
Fostering the dialog between art and code is part of MoDA's mission. The ability that today's developers have to combine image making practices with data streams of all types is ushering a new type of visual language, where artist and audience often create together. We hope this exhibition will encourage the developer community to continue to create, and expand the possibilities of what can be done when code is used to create beautiful experiences.
FLUID STRUCTURE, 2017 OpenGL Code, Kinect sensors, LED
Fluid Structure is an immersive interactive installation which explores how an ephemeral and amorphous fluid shape reacts under various stimuli, internal and external. Dramatic data-like visualization emphasizes the internal structure of the shape and its motion. Using computer vision the audience is made an integral part of the process, leaving its temporary physical mark, always bound to eventually disappear. The system is driven by a state of the art fluid solver, able to process the forces and constraints the shape is subjected to in real time.
Ezra Miller
b. 8/3/1996; Chicago
DATA MURMURATION, 2017 WebGL Code, LED
Alternating between data visualization and flocking simulation, Data Murmuration examines notions of collective thought, humanity, and the sublime. Rendered in real-time using WebGL, each bird represents a single dynamic data point in multiple data sets, visualizing various relationships between human consumption, climate change, the use of personal electronics, bird populations, and global income inequality.
b. 8/3/1996; Chicago
DATA MURMURATION, 2017 WebGL Code, LED
Alternating between data visualization and flocking simulation, Data Murmuration examines notions of collective thought, humanity, and the sublime. Rendered in real-time using WebGL, each bird represents a single dynamic data point in multiple data sets, visualizing various relationships between human consumption, climate change, the use of personal electronics, bird populations, and global income inequality.