Across the studio
One life.
Many forms.
Different materials bring different aspects of a computational organism into view.
Start here
A portrait.
A color study.
A retained source.
Follow Chordozoa luminosa through the first connected study.
Meet the specimenThe studios
One life.
Many ways of looking.
Thirteen material studios render the same living creatures. Genome, identity, and lineage stay intact; only the medium changes.
ProtoInkInk & engraving
ProtoGamiFolded paper
ProtoKraftBlocks & construction
ProtoCelColor & graphic form
ProtoWashWatercolor
ProtoFurFur & secondary motion
ProtoSpinesNeedles & living armor
ProtoNetWoven skin & soft tension
ProtoScalesScales, relief & skin texture
ProtoLiquidTranslucent liquid & liquid metal
ProtoDustFine particles & flowing currents
ProtoTextileWoven pigment & knitted anatomy
ProtoBiolumBioluminescence & living signals
Habitats
The studios as worlds.
Thirteen tanks, each drawn in its studio’s own material, with a featured creature and three tank-mates that each move differently. Some are GPU-heavy and run best on a desktop or laptop.
The Engraved SeaProtoInk world
Paper OceanProtoGami world
Voxel ReefProtoKraft world
Quiet LagoonProtoCel world
The Painted LagoonProtoWash world
Velvet HollowProtoFur world
Quill BarrensProtoSpines world
Knot GardenProtoNet world
Shingle ReefProtoScales world
Quicksilver PoolProtoLiquid world
Dust GardenProtoDust world
Loom LagoonProtoTextile world
The AbyssProtoBiolum world
Portraiture and realization.
ProtoPortraits carries selected residents to full resolution, each portrait tied to its recorded life. ProtoMax is the roadmap from screen to matter: printed specimens first, then visible anatomy, motion, and behavior.
View the first portraitFrom the Journal.
Read about the relationship between an organism, its history, and its representations.
A portrait of a particular lifeResearch and the archive
Form, constraint,
and motion.
ProtoVerlet belongs to the computational research behind the wider practice. Its TypeScript experiments use Verlet integration to explore connected structures, constraints, and movement.
This work provides context for the studies: another path through the relationship between a form and the rules that animate it.
Explore the researchBeyond the screen
Objects and environments.
ProtoShop develops collection and publication concepts. ProtoTanks presents commissioned installations: evolving worlds encountered in a particular setting.
New editions will be announced when their physical proofs are ready.