My art, but not my video[1] for #Genuary9 #Genuary2026: Crazy Automata

C-SCAPE (2022), a piece of multiple co-evolving cellular automata, running on vertical aspect ratio LCD screen.

Also see:
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115871017270081993

[1] video by Sermad Buni 🙏🤩

#CSCAPE #CellularAutomata #GenerativeArt #Exhibition #Projection

My art, but not my video[1] for #Genuary9 #Genuary2026: Crazy Automata

C-SCAPE (2022), a piece of multiple co-evolving cellular automata, running as a massive projection as part of the ALGORYTHMS group exhibition at Collective, Oslo (August 2023).

https://collectiveoslo.com/projects/tech-factory-i-group-exhibition-shows-talks

[1] video by @Nonfigurativ, who also kindly invited me to this show 🙏🤩

#CSCAPE #CellularAutomata #GenerativeArt #Exhibition #Projection

My art, but not my video[1]. The piece is ASCII-SCAPE (2022), a pure text-only version of my C-SCAPE [2] multi-cellular automata piece in which several "organisms" are co-evolving in the same space and forming infinitely changing patterns/structures:

https://art.thi.ng/ascii-scape/
(Reload for random variations)

The following keyboard shortcuts are available:

- space : toggle simulation updates (pause/play)
- r : randomize environment (within current sim)
- x : start/stop recording (export as text file, max. 100k lines)
- f : toggle scroll speed (fast/slow)
- Use browser text zoom to adjust resolution

Made with ❤️ and https://thi.ng/cellular & https://thi.ng/text-canvas

[1] Sorry, someone posted it on twitter back then, don't have the source anymore. Please ping me if you are/know the author.

[2] see #CSCAPE for more info/examples

#MonochromeMonday #CellularAutomata #Simulation #GenerativeArt #AlgorithmicArt #Video #TypeScript #NoAI #ASCIIArt #TextMode

MonochromeEvolutionaryBioDigitalCellularAutomataSimulation

Unlike the recently shared[1] multi-cellular struggles, these here are some selected research stills (handpicked from tens of thousands) of only single CA configurations (aka mono-cultures) which I found interesting/promising and which were then used as raw ingredients/candidates for my infinitely evolving C-SCAPE project[2]...

Each of these cellular automata is 1.5D, meaning each pixel row is one generation, but I allowed the neighborhoods to be flexible, larger (potentially discontinuous), and in some cases extended to enable access to cell states in previous generations (i.e. a form of temporal short term memory). This leads to all sorts of much more interesting and complex outcomes than "traditional" (aka textbook) 1-dimensional CA setups...

More details in the readme of the related open source project:
https://thi.ng/cellular

[1] https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115526402745728497
[2] https://art.thi.ng/c-scape

#MonochromeMonday #TextureTuesday #AbstractArt #EvolutionaryArt #GenerativeArt #CellularAutomata #Noise #Texture #CSCAPE #ThingUmbrella #NoAI #TypeScript

MonochromeEvolutionaryBioDigitalMultiCellularSymbiosisStruggle

(Selected stills from my infinitely evolving C-SCAPE project, 2022 - made with https://thi.ng/cellular et al...)

#MonochromeMonday #TextureTuesday #AbstractArt #EvolutionaryArt #GenerativeArt #CellularAutomata #Noise #Texture #CSCAPE #ThingUmbrella #NoAI

If you happen to be in Basel from June 10-16 for Art Basel, you can snap up one of 20 unique prints of my C-SCAPE endlessly evolving muti-cellulluar automata collection at The Digital Art Mile @ Space31, Rebgasse 31.

Just find the Generative Art kiosk organized & hosted by the fxhash team. The kiosk features a huge 86" screen showcasing realtime versions of generative art projects and single edition prints by 16 artists.

A small preview selection of C-SCAPE prints (30x30cm, 400g paper, high resolution) on offer (without watermark, of course)...

#CSCAPE #Art #GenerativeArt #ArtBasel #Prints #Exhibition #Basel #Switzerland #CellularAutomata

Cellular Noir. Preliminary candidates for limited monochrome editions of prints of https://thi.ng/c-scape, my co-evolving multi-cellular automata simulation piece from last year...

(Due to pixel filtering in thumbnail, likely only to be displayed properly if shown at full size. If in doubt right click, open image in new tab...)

#CellularAutomata #CSCAPE #Monochrome #Abstract #GenerativeArt #Art