The Protean Image & MicroImage

by C.E.B Reas (US)

About The Protean Image, 2007

The Protean Image plays with the mutable nature of software. Participants modify the software by filling out programming cards that are inserted into The Protean Image Machine. The Machine reads the cards and makes alterations to the software as it's projected onto the wall. The emphasis of this action is on the relationship between the visitors choices and the resulting changes to the software.

About MicroImage, 2003

MicroImage explores the phenomenon of emergence through the medium of software. It is a micro world where thousands of autonomous software organisms and a minimal environment create a software ecosystem. As the environment changes, the organisms aggregate and disperse according to their programmed behavior. They are tightly coupled to the environment and slight changes in the environment create macroscopic changes in the ecosystem. A field of undulating form emerges from the interactions between the environment and the organisms.

About C.E.B Reas

C.E.B. Reas ( ° 1972 ), lives and works in Los Angeles, California C.E.B. Reas’ ongoing Process series explores the dialectical relationship between naturally evolved systems and those that are engineered and synthetic. The imagery evokes transformation, and visualizes systems in motion and at rest. Equally embracing the qualitative nature of human perception and the quantitative rules that define digital culture, organic form emerges from precise mechanical structures.

About <> TAG

<>TAG is a platform for contemporary audio/visual art. The organisation identifies new developments in visual arts and music in relation to technology and pop culture. The activities include exhibitions, symposiums and concerts. Results and context are published in print a well as on the Internet.

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