In “36 Points,” the keyboard is an instrument for traversing curated locales within the phase space of a home-grown bio-sim. A multitude of particle-agents inhabit this playable terrarium. Their emergent behavior feeds-back and folds onto itself to create a rich and evolving primordium, teeming with material potentiality. The system yearns for the next keystroke, a symphony vibrating within a virtual membrane.
This Display Edition of the work reconstitutes a performance through “36 Points” by the artist on Tuesday, February 8th in Point Arena, California, which is looped indefinitely. The score is randomly seeded which means that although the piece will have recognizable movements, every recreation is unique when displayed.
