Sifting Strands : Winter and Spring 2022

Sifting Strands is an interdisciplinary art project which arose from a wider scientific collaboration between computational researchers and astrophysicists. Sifting Sands brings bio-inspired patterns rooted in optimal transport networks into the aesthetic visual realm. Through it we explore how compter-generated art and live audience can collaborate in the creative act. The core of this work is a generalized simulation of Physarum polycephalum which meaningfully reacts to music, video and scene depth information. The resulting computational graph is implemented in Touch Designer and has been adapted to live performances and interactive installations. Universally, our works bring their audience together by creating a mingling space around the computational artifact.