Talk Live coding algorithmic patterns in music and textiles

I’m happy to be giving an invited talk speaking on “Live coding algorithmic patterns in music and textiles” as part of the ethnomathematics seminar series at EHESS in Paris on the 10th June.

Abstract:

The words ’algorithm’ and ’pattern’ are synonymous, but where the former stands for unfathomable technologies of control, and the latter stands for culturally-situated technologies of craft. By bringing them together, we can find alternative, long histories for contemporary technology, as well as imagine alternative technologies that are more grounded, and more open to change. Through this talk, I’ll explore these possibilities by comparing heritage algorithms in textile culture with the developing use of patterns in live coding culture, particularly in music performance.