Exhibition · In development
Protobyte
Phylogeny
An evolving population of computational organisms, and the histories that connect them.
Modal × Gray Area
October 28–November 1, 2026
Gray Area
2665 Mission Street, San Francisco
Artwork by Ira Greenberg
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Enter the work.
The work
A form, a life,
a lineage.
Generative code develops the organisms’ bodies. Variation, selection, and reproduction allow relationships to accumulate across a changing population.
The exhibition is being developed around visitors contributing organisms to that population. Model assessments participate alongside authored ecological rules, while a language-model naturalist writes from information about the organisms.
The official exhibition lineage is planned to begin at the opening. The studies currently shown on this site come from retained development records.
Read the artist’s essayBegin with one life.
Explore a retained development specimen through its portrait, color study, and source record.
Meet Chordozoa luminosaContinue the conversation.
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