Future Code (2016)
Artist Statement
In Future Code, I explore the idea that human beings are generated NOT created. What does it mean to be generated? Are we as humans really headed to a society where our very being is generated by some computer program? Is it so hard to believe? In some respects our notion of “being” is already stored in many bits of data. Our DNA information, fingerprints, dental records, intelligence measure, birthplace, habits, preferences, and much more. Our human data is currently stored in virtual space on thousands of computer servers. Most we know of but some we do not.
Given my thoughts about technology and its closeness to the human being, I ponder what it will mean to be “human” in the future. To me, the future of human beings is code. Like DNA code, our human data code will define us, challenge us and help to preserve us.
The future of human is code…Future Code.
About the Collection
The Future Code design collection
represents my first real technology-based collection in that I used
various computer programs to generate contemporary, visually appealing
designs instead of create them. Traditionally, I often sketch my
designs, digitize them and then manipulate those digital images in the
computer to arrive at something that aesthetically speaks to a specific
theme. With Future Code, I sought ways to “design” with
computer programs that visually generated images. One set of images that
come to mind when one thinks of “designing by generation and not
creation” is fractals. These repetitive, geometric images have been used
since the 1900’s and have famous names like the Mandelbrot set and the
Koch Snowflake. For Future Code, I wanted to stay away from the
familiar. For this collection, I employed various programs and
techniques to generate my designs. I used a QR code generator, data
bending techniques, sine wave filters, pixelation, and halftones.
Designs
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| Future Code (2016) Concept surface design generated from a QR code. - Winner, Special Art Award for Innovative Design (chosen out of 600 quilts) 2017 Genessee Valley Quilt Festival, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, New York |
