sigma (abs (mix (max (mul (y, y), abs (x)), sub (abs (x), mix (p1, mod (y, mul (y, tan (triangle (izero (div (abs (mul (p2, y)), noise3 (y, x, p3)), p4, y))))), abs (mix (sub (abs (x), mix (p5, mod (y, mul (sub (abs (x), sub (y, p6)), noise3 (x, y, xor (clamp (triangle (cos (sub (y, p7))), y, p8), y)))), abs (mix (y, sub (abs (x), sub (y, p9)), p10)))), sub (abs (x), sub (y, p11)), p12)))), p13)))<br><br>The 23 E-volved Formulae are algorithmic visualizations built from complex mathematical expressions that mimic genetic evolution, so that each artwork can be "grown" rather than designed by hand. Each piece commences with a unique formula, which determines the value of each pixel (from black to white) shown on the screen. These formulae are not hand-coded, but rather evolved through random variation and mutation. This enables them to give rise to tangled structures, cryptic logics, and potentially redundant (or latent) functions — as such, they are hard to interpret. However, sometimes the mathematical components can be seen in the visible textures: the cyclic patterns of sine and cosine functions appear as stripes or spots; noise functions create vibrating grain and speckles. Each formula also contains variable parameters that change gradually over time, wandering within a fixed range to create movement. The formulae won’t repeat, exactly, but they will orbit irregularly in a certain neighborhood. The images created become windows into a deeper, multi-dimensional field where shifting parameters steer us smoothly through the strange, crisp logic of the work’s evolving complexity.
