SOMA

The work “SOMA” is inspired by the images generated by Ben F. Laposky, specifically in “oscillon 7”. The title comes from the bodily experience, awareness and connection with the physical experiences of the body. The work is perceived and not only by our sensory functions but also related to the meaning that each one can give it and interpret with their reasoning and construction. That is to say, it will depend on the cultural matrix where it operates1 and will have both a social and psychological impact. Here I stop to make reference to “What is created are not so much works as experiences” states Nathalie Heinich in “The work beyond the object”, meaning that it implies the active participation of various actors and contexts. My relationship with nature and organisms produces me as a contemplator, generating a strong inspiration in organic growths, thus considering this work as a mirror of the pleasure I find in contemplative observation and reproduction.

Technical, aesthetic and conceptual development

On the technical side, the code of the work uses noise() as its main function to generate pseudo-random values based on the current value of xoff and yoff. This generates a controlled organic movement. These values ​​are multiplied by the width and height of the canvas respectively, which causes the values ​​to fit the boundaries of the canvas and finally, an ellipse is drawn at the coordinates (nX, nY) using the ellipse() function. This generates the display of the elongated ellipse that progressively illustrates a trail in each frame on the background that is not updating. The work in each update will always be different, since it is generated through pseudo-random numbers used by the noise() function.

Literature

HEINICH, Nathalie. (017). “La obra más allá del objeto” MCLUHAN, Marshall. (1997). “El medio es el mensaje” VALÉRY, Paul. (1999). La conquista de la ubicuidad (1928). En Piezas sobre arte.