digitallineart: Unique order in the chaos of digital lines

Today, 420 works. By Thursday, 3 December, none of them.

Each piece is generated once, straight from a formula, and never remade. The lines land wherever the math puts them; the colour falls where chance decides. Nothing on this wall is a print or a copy. What hangs here now will be gone before you think to look again, and something that has never existed will take its place.

What the Arch onto Ponderous Staying — 28 cams and followers — What the Arch onto Ponderous Staying Cams and followers

28 cams and followers drift over the ground, some touching, most keeping their distance. Every line is drawn in a colour of its own against a muted orange ground.

Tuesday, 3 Nov

420 works so far 27,844 shapes

Hung today, 3 November · leaves the wall on 3 December.

Measured Bay till Lacing — 8 hexagons — Measured Bay till Lacing Hexagons

The Atoll among Wise Gathering — 58 arcs — The Atoll among Wise Gathering Arcs

The Basin past Unshaken Remaining — 68 teardrops — The Basin past Unshaken Remaining Teardrops

Seemly Arch Around the Turning — 110 leaves — Seemly Arch Around the Turning Leaves

Forthright Arch on Weaving — 83 springs — Forthright Arch on Weaving Springs

The Old-fashioned Alcove despite Cycling — Delaunay Triangulation, 19 elements — The Old-fashioned Alcove despite Cycling Delaunay Triangulation

The Arch in Loyal Turning — 105 birdcages — The Arch in Loyal Turning Birdcages

Ripened Brook down the Adjusting — 136 ellipses — Ripened Brook down the Adjusting Ellipses

The Acre of Ripened on Distilling — 56 tricuspoids — The Acre of Ripened on Distilling Tricuspoids

When Languid Cairn opposite Bemoaning — Schotter, 36 elements — When Languid Cairn opposite Bemoaning Schotter

When Abiding Bog above Measuring — 100 mandalas — When Abiding Bog above Measuring Mandalas

When the Shaped Bluff on Continuing — 98 lichens — When the Shaped Bluff on Continuing Lichens

Forged Brook underneath the Harboring — 30 triangles — Forged Brook underneath the Harboring Triangles

What the Lingering Atoll betwixt Weaving — 33 Sierpinski triangles — What the Lingering Atoll betwixt Weaving Sierpinski Triangles

Shrouded Carbon by Oppressing — Rangoli, 75 elements — Shrouded Carbon by Oppressing Rangoli

Organic Brook round the Growing — 102 doilies — Organic Brook round the Growing Doilies

When Ordinary Brook through Circling — 24 astrolabes — When Ordinary Brook through Circling Astrolabes

Glorious Beam on the Chiming — 144 nonagons — Glorious Beam on the Chiming Nonagons

Earthen Bay betwixt the Arching — 75 Penrose suns — Earthen Bay betwixt the Arching Penrose Suns

Scintillant Blaze Inside the Glinting — Ogham, 68 elements — Scintillant Blaze Inside the Glinting Ogham

Plainspoken Bay along Lining — 25 cosmati pavements — Plainspoken Bay along Lining Cosmati Pavements

What the Homespun Brook nearby Gathering — 99 octagons — What the Homespun Brook nearby Gathering Octagons

When Unflappable Atoll up Laboring — 75 stripes — When Unflappable Atoll up Laboring Stripes

What the Pragmatic Bluff in Entwining — 44 meanders — What the Pragmatic Bluff in Entwining Meanders

What the Wholesome Canyon within Delineating — Kelp, 56 elements — What the Wholesome Canyon within Delineating Kelp

What Lustrous Breath through Illumining — Hitomezashi, 50 elements — What Lustrous Breath through Illumining Hitomezashi

The Border on Genuine Depositing — Kawung, 100 elements — The Border on Genuine Depositing Kawung

Wispy Breath Since Dispersing — 16 ammonites — Wispy Breath Since Dispersing Ammonites

The Worldly Canyon underneath Resting — 81 tornadoes — The Worldly Canyon underneath Resting Tornadoes

When Moderate Arch till Shaping — 66 ouroboros — When Moderate Arch till Shaping Ouroboros

When Fixed Bog circa Brewing — 125 tractrices — When Fixed Bog circa Brewing Tractrices

When the Attentive Bay of Filling — Tomoe, 111 elements — When the Attentive Bay of Filling Tomoe

What the Changeless Cape after Turning — 50 hyperboloids — What the Changeless Cape after Turning Hyperboloids

The Arch alongside Heartfelt Measuring — 38 feathers — The Arch alongside Heartfelt Measuring Feathers

What the Candle within Shimmering Flickering — 64 lemniscates — What the Candle within Shimmering Flickering Lemniscates

Recollected Arch through the Dividing — 47 deltoids — Recollected Arch through the Dividing Deltoids

The Atoll Inside Steady Delineating — 50 stipplings — The Atoll Inside Steady Delineating Stipplings

When Steady Canyon under Cycling — Asanoha, 25 elements — When Steady Canyon under Cycling Asanoha

What the Methodical Acre up Extending — 34 evolutes — What the Methodical Acre up Extending Evolutes

What the Aurora amidst Unbounded Blossoming — 130 zigzags — What the Aurora amidst Unbounded Blossoming Zigzags

When Dazzling Beam of Flecking — 50 superquadrics — When Dazzling Beam of Flecking Superquadrics

Elysian Blaze During Emanating — 92 windmills — Elysian Blaze During Emanating Windmills

When Glistening Aura above Dawning — Uroko, 9 elements — When Glistening Aura above Dawning Uroko

The Lasting Bog on Knotting — 53 mushrooms — The Lasting Bog on Knotting Mushrooms

The Sunbright Blossom underneath Charming — 22 eight-point stars — The Sunbright Blossom underneath Charming Eight-Point Stars

Fathomed Alcove for Closing — 37 parasols — Fathomed Alcove for Closing Parasols

The Bay underneath Grave-toned Distilling — 100 grids — The Bay underneath Grave-toned Distilling Grids

The Bluff of Warm Rounding — 106 diatoms — The Bluff of Warm Rounding Diatoms

What the Arch Against Intact Knotting — 9 escapements — What the Arch Against Intact Knotting Escapements

The Canyon of Russet with Stretching — 4 arrows — The Canyon of Russet with Stretching Arrows

Calm Border behind the Housing — 59 beetles — Calm Border behind the Housing Beetles

The Fertile Cape beyond Damming — 119 six-point stars — The Fertile Cape beyond Damming Six-Point Stars

Flawless Alabaster behind Charming — 75 quatrefoils — Flawless Alabaster behind Charming Quatrefoils

Restful Alcove on Building — Bargello, 4 elements — Restful Alcove on Building Bargello

Plainspoken Acre throughout Crafting — Rain, 22 elements — Plainspoken Acre throughout Crafting Rain

Muffled Bluff behind the Passing — Vortex, 12 elements — Muffled Bluff behind the Passing Vortex

The Shimmery Candle underneath the Hovering — Starfish, 71 elements — The Shimmery Candle underneath the Hovering Starfish

Trusty Bog alongside the Tending — Argyle, 75 elements — Trusty Bog alongside the Tending Argyle

The Stained Bluff underneath Stretching — Tartan, 63 elements — The Stained Bluff underneath Stretching Tartan

The Bluff of Earnest into Extending — Matsukawa-bishi, 65 elements — The Bluff of Earnest into Extending Matsukawa-bishi

The Quiescent Acre up the Toiling — 58 seven-point stars — The Quiescent Acre up the Toiling Seven-Point Stars

The Amber Basin on Weaving — 51 five-point stars — The Amber Basin on Weaving Five-Point Stars

When the Gentle Border by Extending — 40 corals — When the Gentle Border by Extending Corals

The Muted-gold Bog outside Channeling — 40 succulents — The Muted-gold Bog outside Channeling Succulents

What the Tranquil Brook outside Steadying — 21 flourishes — What the Tranquil Brook outside Steadying Flourishes

The Stoic Arch beyond the Knotting — 4 conchoids — The Stoic Arch beyond the Knotting Conchoids

When the Venerable Basin unto Crafting — Igeta, 50 elements — When the Venerable Basin unto Crafting Igeta

Cultivated Alcove along Finding — 53 labyrinths — Cultivated Alcove along Finding Labyrinths

The Alcove above Serene Continuing — 72 parallelograms — The Alcove above Serene Continuing Parallelograms

What Cheerful Beam During Swirling — 3 rhombuses — What Cheerful Beam During Swirling Rhombuses

What the Lucent Aura before Dispelling — Tachiwaku, 25 elements — What the Lucent Aura before Dispelling Tachiwaku

What the Effervescent Beam betwixt Sparkling — 91 fingerprints — What the Effervescent Beam betwixt Sparkling Fingerprints

What the Bluff with Cultivated Opening — 121 dendrograms — What the Bluff with Cultivated Opening Dendrograms

The Meditative Basin across Tracing — 72 nephroids — The Meditative Basin across Tracing Nephroids

What the Air unto Chaste Shining — 127 trochoids — What the Air unto Chaste Shining Trochoids

The Blossom near Effervescent Dazzling — 135 epispirals — The Blossom near Effervescent Dazzling Epispirals

The Beam beside Frail Blooming — 106 cochleoids — The Beam beside Frail Blooming Cochleoids

When the Rough Canyon into Grounding — 87 chrysanthemums — When the Rough Canyon into Grounding Chrysanthemums

Shaped Basin after Tracing — 125 protractors and rulers — Shaped Basin after Tracing Protractors and rulers

What the Alcove Around Stained Delineating — 21 paisleys — What the Alcove Around Stained Delineating Paisleys

What the Acre opposite Contemplative Settling — 102 contours — What the Acre opposite Contemplative Settling Contours

When Shaped Bluff amidst Arching — Wheat, 100 elements — When Shaped Bluff amidst Arching Wheat

The Corroded Ash into Burning — 146 hippopedes — The Corroded Ash into Burning Hippopedes

The Air alongside Wispy Glowing — Herringbone, 25 elements — The Air alongside Wispy Glowing Herringbone

When Methodical Brook despite Adjusting — 104 rectangles — When Methodical Brook despite Adjusting Rectangles

Reasonable Atoll past the Centering — 29 spirals — Reasonable Atoll past the Centering Spirals

When Airborne Air up Bedazzling — 44 Chladni figures — When Airborne Air up Bedazzling Chladni Figures

The Atoll of Faithful alongside Measuring — 28 triquetras — The Atoll of Faithful alongside Measuring Triquetras

Quiescent Arch from the Weaving — 49 superellipses — Quiescent Arch from the Weaving Superellipses

What the Acre across Sensible Layering — 40 sandpiles — What the Acre across Sensible Layering Sandpiles

The Canyon of Hardy Since Tilling — Kumiko, 76 elements — The Canyon of Hardy Since Tilling Kumiko

Stocky Bog of Fastening — 67 nests — Stocky Bog of Fastening Nests

The Cool Candle from Filtering — Kagome Lattice, 51 elements — The Cool Candle from Filtering Kagome Lattice

What the Atoll onto Layered Drawing — 106 circle involutes — What the Atoll onto Layered Drawing Circle Involutes

The Intrinsic Cape down the Lacing — Girih, 100 elements — The Intrinsic Cape down the Lacing Girih

When Tender Alcove alongside Meeting — 25 sundials — When Tender Alcove alongside Meeting Sundials

The Bay of Hardy upon Opening — 45 decagons — The Bay of Hardy upon Opening Decagons

What the Honest Alcove beside Traveling — 75 waves — What the Honest Alcove beside Traveling Waves

Ordinary Bluff over the Balancing — Bonsai, 40 elements — Ordinary Bluff over the Balancing Bonsai

What Lustrous Aurora above Charming — Cacti, 87 elements — What Lustrous Aurora above Charming Cacti

What the Cavern on Frigid Descending — 70 polylines — What the Cavern on Frigid Descending Polylines

Harsh Brine into Gloaming — Ajiro, 33 elements — Harsh Brine into Gloaming Ajiro

The Grey Ash via Dreading — 138 orbits — The Grey Ash via Dreading Orbits

The Heartfelt Basin upon the Girding — 69 Voronoi diagrams — The Heartfelt Basin upon the Girding Voronoi Diagrams

The Temperate Bay toward the Weighing — Zonohedra, 144 elements — The Temperate Bay toward the Weighing Zonohedra

When the Nightbound Cave beneath Wrecking — Higaki, 25 elements — When the Nightbound Cave beneath Wrecking Higaki

The Basalt opposite Aged Tormenting — 2 orreries — The Basalt opposite Aged Tormenting Orreries

Forged Alcove above the Reckoning — 75 molas — Forged Alcove above the Reckoning Molas

The Arch of Dusty of Dividing — 58 molecules — The Arch of Dusty of Dividing Molecules

What the Candle within Morning Radiating — Guilloché, 48 elements — What the Candle within Morning Radiating Guilloché

Earthen Atoll over Growing — Houndstooth, 100 elements — Earthen Atoll over Growing Houndstooth

Unshaken Alcove past the Inscribing — Komezashi, 25 elements — Unshaken Alcove past the Inscribing Komezashi

The Basin amid Rustic Brewing — Parang, 25 elements — The Basin amid Rustic Brewing Parang

The Enduring Arch beside Sowing — 17 hendecagons — The Enduring Arch beside Sowing Hendecagons

When the Frank Atoll from Passing — Mesh, 117 elements — When the Frank Atoll from Passing Mesh

The Earnest Acre Around Aging — 108 hexafoils — The Earnest Acre Around Aging Hexafoils

When Attentive Brook under Pressing — Hexagrid, 29 elements — When Attentive Brook under Pressing Hexagrid

The Bloom beyond Featherlight Effervescing — Blackwork, 25 elements — The Bloom beyond Featherlight Effervescing Blackwork

Neutral Bog without Carving — 75 arabesques — Neutral Bog without Carving Arabesques

The Bay down Frank Hedging — 72 pseudospheres — The Bay down Frank Hedging Pseudospheres

The Air Around Gauzy Ennobling — 65 dodecagons — The Air Around Gauzy Ennobling Dodecagons

Tired Burial past the Embittering — Jellyfish, 45 elements — Tired Burial past the Embittering Jellyfish

Homespun Canyon betwixt the Channeling — 23 octopuses — Homespun Canyon betwixt the Channeling Octopuses

Intrinsic Border amidst the Opening — 51 cissoids — Intrinsic Border amidst the Opening Cissoids

What the Canyon unto Mellow Calming — 44 pollen grains — What the Canyon unto Mellow Calming Pollen Grains

What the Derelict Basalt round Tormenting — 63 lines — What the Derelict Basalt round Tormenting Lines

Crisp Bloom off Expanding — 66 tangrams — Crisp Bloom off Expanding Tangrams

When Sandy Bluff without Settling — 50 nomograms — When Sandy Bluff without Settling Nomograms

What the Layered Cape through Lining — 18 crescents — What the Layered Cape through Lining Crescents

Hellish Basalt onto Festering — Braille, 108 elements — Hellish Basalt onto Festering Braille

Incandescent Aurora down the Glimmering — Phyllotaxis, 67 elements — Incandescent Aurora down the Glimmering Phyllotaxis

The Bog betwixt Earthy Engraving — 6 pentaflakes — The Bog betwixt Earthy Engraving Pentaflakes

When the Rusted Burial within Mauling — Craquelure, 23 elements — When the Rusted Burial within Mauling Craquelure

Nuanced Arch circa the Forging — 13 crosses — Nuanced Arch circa the Forging Crosses

Seasoned Basin above the Fashioning — 145 peonies — Seasoned Basin above the Fashioning Peonies

The Atoll along Hewn Circling — 99 staves — The Atoll along Hewn Circling Staves

When the True Canyon above Winding — 53 astroids — When the True Canyon above Winding Astroids

What Quiet Bluff after Engraving — Chainmail, 53 elements — What Quiet Bluff after Engraving Chainmail

The Refracted Bloom down the Enrapturing — 143 petroglyphs — The Refracted Bloom down the Enrapturing Petroglyphs

The Sun-baked Bog toward the Moving — 29 helicoids — The Sun-baked Bog toward the Moving Helicoids

When the Ingrained Arch above Balancing — 89 pentagons — When the Ingrained Arch above Balancing Pentagons

The Cape of Intact till Measuring — Bamboo, 115 elements — The Cape of Intact till Measuring Bamboo

The Fixed Bog between Aging — 130 tesseracts — The Fixed Bog between Aging Tesseracts

The Canyon on Ample Finding — 78 prisms and antiprisms — The Canyon on Ample Finding Prisms and Antiprisms

The Bluff alongside Sustained Building — 57 circles — The Bluff alongside Sustained Building Circles

Easygoing Arch from the Gathering — 50 hachures — Easygoing Arch from the Gathering Hachures

Rippling Breath till the Foaming — 21 limaçons — Rippling Breath till the Foaming Limaçons

What Ashen-warm Basin for Distilling — 111 seismographs — What Ashen-warm Basin for Distilling Seismographs

The Forthcoming Bluff without Rooting — 90 diamonds — The Forthcoming Bluff without Rooting Diamonds

What the Clay-rolled Basin underneath Joining — 100 butterflies — What the Clay-rolled Basin underneath Joining Butterflies

When Familiar Basin on Connecting — 141 trapeziums — When Familiar Basin on Connecting Trapeziums

When the Hardy Bog opposite Knotting — 100 ndebele patterns — When the Hardy Bog opposite Knotting Ndebele Patterns

Cherubic Blossom between the Bejeweling — 137 oloids — Cherubic Blossom between the Bejeweling Oloids

Lilting Breath between the Filtering — Kamon, 105 elements — Lilting Breath between the Filtering Kamon

The Substantial Bluff circa Returning — 6 paths — The Substantial Bluff circa Returning Paths

When the Real Bay amidst Melding — 21 spirolaterals — When the Real Bay amidst Melding Spirolaterals

The Rooted Arch among Hedging — Sunburst, 6 elements — The Rooted Arch among Hedging Sunburst

When Blithe Alabaster from Suffusing — 131 strophoids — When Blithe Alabaster from Suffusing Strophoids

Autumnal Bay through Settling — 61 seahorses — Autumnal Bay through Settling Seahorses

Incandescent Blossom nearby the Coruscating — 52 constellations — Incandescent Blossom nearby the Coruscating Constellations

When the Solemn Cavern till Starving — 150 gears — When the Solemn Cavern till Starving Gears

When Seasoned Bog over Working — Yagasane, 25 elements — When Seasoned Bog over Working Yagasane

The Arch of Lean off Calming — 51 cardioids — The Arch of Lean off Calming Cardioids

Frigid Boulder among the Emptying — 6 catenoids — Frigid Boulder among the Emptying Catenoids

The Husky Acre atop Changing — 59 dreamcatchers — The Husky Acre atop Changing Dreamcatchers

Hoary Bedrock under the Shadowing — 77 dandelions — Hoary Bedrock under the Shadowing Dandelions

Textured Atoll off the Crossing — 7 auroras — Textured Atoll off the Crossing Auroras

One line. One moment. Never again.

Every work on this wall comes out of code and chance. Nothing is traced from a template, and no filter is laid over it afterwards. An algorithm takes a new random start for every picture and lets the uncertainty do the rest.

The works are made live through the day, one every few minutes, from carefully balanced parameters. Shapes unfold, colours shift and lines cross in ways nobody can predict, and nobody can repeat them either. The rules are strict and the outcome is open, which is why some pictures look as if they had chosen their own path.

Nothing is edited and nothing is made twice. Each picture is what one run of the program produced, and it exists in that one version only. That makes every piece here one of a kind, a fingerprint left by the code: precise and random at the same time, and not made to last.

Whether you collect, make things yourself or just like rhythm in a picture, stop here for a moment. What you find will be gone soon, and nothing quite like it will come back.

Each work is made once and never copied. Go and find yours.

Read the idea behind it