digitallineart: Unique order in the chaos of digital lines

Today, 236 works. By Friday, 13 November, 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.

The Kindly Canyon unto Rooting — 7 tangrams — The Kindly Canyon unto Rooting

Seven tangrams hold the field on their own, with room to breathe between them. A bright green ground sits behind them, and every line answers it in a different colour.

Friday, 30 Oct

236 works so far 14,451 shapes

Hung today, 30 October · leaves the wall on 13 November.

The Loamy Atoll During Changing — 75 corals — The Loamy Atoll During Changing

Tranquil Acre amidst the Hedging — Shorthand, 75 elements — Tranquil Acre amidst the Hedging

What the Arch between Rooted Seeding — 100 evolutes — What the Arch between Rooted Seeding

The Bluff of Loyal circa Hedging — 72 dreamcatchers — The Bluff of Loyal circa Hedging

When Lonely Carbon through Tormenting — 15 gears — When Lonely Carbon through Tormenting

The Substantial Bog round Circling — 103 diamonds — The Substantial Bog round Circling

Gentle Atoll without Guarding — 101 flourishes — Gentle Atoll without Guarding

The Alabaster of Immaculate upon Uplifting — Parang, 78 elements — The Alabaster of Immaculate upon Uplifting

Drained Abyss underneath Gnawing — Kawung, 31 elements — Drained Abyss underneath Gnawing

The Bog alongside Serene Closing — 19 Chladni figures — The Bog alongside Serene Closing

The Bay in Meditative Distilling — 84 Apollonian gaskets — The Bay in Meditative Distilling

When the Substantial Bay atop Meeting — Rangoli, 19 elements — When the Substantial Bay atop Meeting

When Strong Atoll amidst Forging — 142 lines — When Strong Atoll amidst Forging

Layered Alcove before the Shaping — 69 trochoids — Layered Alcove before the Shaping

What the Canyon throughout Sure Channeling — 100 diatoms — What the Canyon throughout Sure Channeling

Brilliant Candle During Gleaming — Igeta, 5 elements — Brilliant Candle During Gleaming

Beguiling Beam behind the Hallowing — Herringbone, 25 elements — Beguiling Beam behind the Hallowing

The Stable Bay with the Standing — Cacti, 114 elements — The Stable Bay with the Standing

The Ashen-warm Bay across Grounding — Vortex, 75 elements — The Ashen-warm Bay across Grounding

The Arch into Clear Forging — 59 orbits — The Arch into Clear Forging

What Rooted Brook above Finding — 100 Truchet tiles — What Rooted Brook above Finding

What Spotless Aura by Ascending — 50 tunnels — What Spotless Aura by Ascending

When Sagacious Atoll of Pressing — 110 seven-point stars — When Sagacious Atoll of Pressing

Level-headed Alcove beside the Laboring — 53 dandelions — Level-headed Alcove beside the Laboring

The Sure Atoll into Lining — 5 polylines — The Sure Atoll into Lining

Slow Alcove for Grounding — 115 tornadoes — Slow Alcove for Grounding

The Border across Textured Weaving — 27 octopuses — The Border across Textured Weaving

The Bay of Mossbacked between Damming — Moiré, 25 elements — The Bay of Mossbacked between Damming

Distant Arch till the Curving — 100 stripes — Distant Arch till the Curving

What the Blaze till Fluttering Quickening — 50 hatchings — What the Blaze till Fluttering Quickening

When the Exquisite Air out Exhaling — 25 cosmati pavements — When the Exquisite Air out Exhaling

The Calm Alcove up Carving — 20 ouroboros — The Calm Alcove up Carving

The Cool Candle into Awakening — Kumiko, 50 elements — The Cool Candle into Awakening

The Arch toward Steadfast Ripening — 86 leaves — The Arch toward Steadfast Ripening

Fanciful Aurora in Glittering — 38 gyroid slices — Fanciful Aurora in Glittering

What Trusty Brook over Clearing — 16 squares — What Trusty Brook over Clearing

What the Canyon betwixt Worldly Weaving — 100 tensegrity structures — What the Canyon betwixt Worldly Weaving

Muted-gold Alcove outside Fording — 100 orreries — Muted-gold Alcove outside Fording

When the Strong Arch nearby Weaving — 120 hexagons — When the Strong Arch nearby Weaving

Organic Basin beneath the Rolling — 50 fingerprints — Organic Basin beneath the Rolling

Earthen Acre beyond the Knotting — 22 hearts — Earthen Acre beyond the Knotting

When Resolute Alcove During Joining — 62 nephroids — When Resolute Alcove During Joining

Deliberate Arch beyond Fastening — 5 dendrograms — Deliberate Arch beyond Fastening

The Canyon During Olive Weaving — 70 birdcages — The Canyon During Olive Weaving

When the Phosphorescent Candle onto Leaping — 39 tricuspoids — When the Phosphorescent Candle onto Leaping

The Wise Alcove opposite the Crossing — Kikkō, 75 elements — The Wise Alcove opposite the Crossing

Restful Bay round the Lacing — Jellyfish, 137 elements — Restful Bay round the Lacing

What the Beckoning Breath on Honeying — 116 windmills — What the Beckoning Breath on Honeying

The Anchored Cape behind Changing — Argyle, 25 elements — The Anchored Cape behind Changing

The Neutral Border beside the Continuing — Tartan, 75 elements — The Neutral Border beside the Continuing

The Basalt of Dreadful up Aching — 6 nonagons — The Basalt of Dreadful up Aching

The Bay of Reflective in Aging — 17 rhombuses — The Bay of Reflective in Aging

When the Steady-handed Arch across Gathering — 80 epispirals — When the Steady-handed Arch across Gathering

The Blaze Inside Joyful Enlivening — 4 neurons — The Blaze Inside Joyful Enlivening

The Basin atop Sound Arching — Ogham, 62 elements — The Basin atop Sound Arching

When Soaring Bloom Since Lighting — 73 cams and followers — When Soaring Bloom Since Lighting

The Resolute Brook betwixt Crossing — Zonohedra, 75 elements — The Resolute Brook betwixt Crossing

Textured Brook off Tying — 92 molecules — Textured Brook off Tying

When Poised Bog upon Carving — 110 conchoids — When Poised Bog upon Carving

Sound Bog Around Moving — 33 labyrinths — Sound Bog Around Moving

Countrified Acre near Finding — 95 superellipses — Countrified Acre near Finding

What the Bluff in Dignified Pacing — 84 Voronoi diagrams — What the Bluff in Dignified Pacing

The Basin of Salted of Crafting — 81 doilies — The Basin of Salted of Crafting

What the Border Inside Quiet Plowing — 100 cycloids — What the Border Inside Quiet Plowing

Trusty Arch throughout Depositing — Houndstooth, 25 elements — Trusty Arch throughout Depositing

What the Aurora from Open Ascending — 82 heptagons — What the Aurora from Open Ascending

The Smoldering Cairn on the Hollowing — 3 palmettes — The Smoldering Cairn on the Hollowing

The Bog under Subtle Spanning — 52 octagons — The Bog under Subtle Spanning

The Basin circa Salted Bending — 136 hippopedes — The Basin circa Salted Bending

The Arch of Honest Around Cycling — 93 superquadrics — The Arch of Honest Around Cycling

What the Forged Arch for Knitting — Craquelure, 100 elements — What the Forged Arch for Knitting

The Atoll of Fertile from Earning — 41 six-point stars — The Atoll of Fertile from Earning

Old-fashioned Alcove under Inscribing — 93 constellations — Old-fashioned Alcove under Inscribing

When Stocky Arch amid Waiting — 23 meanders — When Stocky Arch amid Waiting

Beckoning Candle into Aerating — 75 catenoids — Beckoning Candle into Aerating

What the Arch by Sustained Crafting — Hexagrid, 82 elements — What the Arch by Sustained Crafting

Earthy Brook through Turning — 100 peonies — Earthy Brook through Turning

What the Aurora till Lilting Flaring — 24 sundials — What the Aurora till Lilting Flaring

Serene Border before the Resting — 130 hexafoils — Serene Border before the Resting

The Border until Earnest Casting — 142 rectangles — The Border until Earnest Casting

Serene Bluff with the Inscribing — Braille, 150 elements — Serene Bluff with the Inscribing

Solemn-warm Bay within the Entwining — 99 ellipses — Solemn-warm Bay within the Entwining

The Natural Alcove nearby Rooting — Bargello, 26 elements — The Natural Alcove nearby Rooting

The Sienna Border underneath the Carving — Wheat, 127 elements — The Sienna Border underneath the Carving

The Canyon of Ample upon Staying — Asanoha, 25 elements — The Canyon of Ample upon Staying

Calm Arch after the Measuring — 12 cissoids — Calm Arch after the Measuring

Permanent Acre from Curing — 12 prisms and antiprisms — Permanent Acre from Curing

When Oppressed Brine opposite Howling — 75 butterflies — When Oppressed Brine opposite Howling

The Border atop Cordial Sounding — 36 mandalas — The Border atop Cordial Sounding

Genuine Canyon despite Melding — 100 Penrose suns — Genuine Canyon despite Melding

When the Reflective Basin till Grounding — 78 harmonographs — When the Reflective Basin till Grounding

When Trusty Basin unto Bracing — 97 ammonites — When Trusty Basin unto Bracing

Bronzed Arch until Holding — 72 cardioids — Bronzed Arch until Holding

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.

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