Oleaje

Waves is a work inspired by the sea, waves are the waves of the sea moving all the time. The way it moves and the sound it generates creates peace, making the person completely complete in their world. When someone gets stressed, they look for various ways to relieve stress, and one of them is listening to the sound of nature, in this case that of the sea, the beautiful ocean where many creatures live, a place where you can get lost in your thoughts thanks to its rhythm and sounds that hypnotize you. which allows you to relax when going to the water to enjoy and get rid of accumulated stress.

Technical, aesthetic and conceptual development The technical development of Oleaje is based on the construction of a system of lines that simulate the fluid movement of the sea using simple mathematical functions, mainly sine waves. The code generates an array of lines, and each of them is made up of a series of points distributed along an axis. In each frame, the position of those points is updated by applying time-varying sine and cosine functions, producing a continuous oscillation, similar to the advance and retreat of waves.

Each line has its own offset, which means that they do not all move identically. This small shift generates the sensation of depth and real waves: while one line goes up, the one next to it may be going down. Additionally, the code increments a time offset value each frame, allowing the motion to never stop and the curves to appear to slide smoothly forward.

The color is also programmed from the code: variations within the same range are used to create a subtle transition that evokes the tones of water without needing to literally represent the sea. From an aesthetic point of view, the use of organic, curved and changing lines builds an abstract image that refers directly to the initial description of the work: a space that flows, that moves without pause, that invites you to contemplate and relax. It is not an illustration of the sea, but its behavior translated into an algorithmic system. The repetition of shapes and the softness of their movements generate a hypnotic atmosphere, like looking at the waves for a long time.

Conceptually, Oleaje is based on the idea that code has the capacity to produce worlds, not just represent them. As Inke Arns suggests, the act of programming can be understood as performative: writing the algorithm is generating the movement itself. Waves do not exist before code; They are born when it is executed. This logic is articulated with Christiane Fricke’s view of new media, understood as spaces where digital creates new natures, experiences that do not imitate reality but reinvent it from abstraction.

At the same time, the constant variation of the movement, which is never identical from one execution to another, dialogues with César Aira’s idea of ​​contemporary art as a space open to the unpredictable. Wave never repeats itself: each shift in the sine function generates a different sea, as if the code itself were breathing. Thus, mathematics becomes emotion, and algorithmic movement becomes a sensitive experience that reflects the spirit of the sea described at the beginning.

Literature

Arns, Inke (2005). Código: el acto de habla performativo. En Media Art Net.

Fricke, Christiane (1999). Nuevos medios: arte en el umbral de lo digital. Múnich: Prestel.

Aira, César (2013). Sobre el arte contemporáneo. Buenos Aires: Random House Mondadori.