One of the goals of the Algorithmic Pattern project is to apply algorithmic knowledge in craft to new scientific or mathematical purposes. One of the people we met when we were working with Geraldine Jones during her residency on the project was Charlo…
Alpaca Festival and Conference
The Alpaca 2025 festival and conference on algorithmic patterns in the creative arts is happening this September 2025. Please see…
Algorithmic Pattern call for talks, performances and workshops now open
The Algorithmic Pattern 2025 call for talks has been open for a while, and the call is now open for…
Pre-announcement: Algorithmic Pattern 2025
We’re excited to pre-announce the first edition of a conference/festival Algorithmic Pattern 2025. It will take place in September 2025,…
Research visit: Wearable Senses Lab
I was happy to visit Kristina Andersen, Pei-Ying Lin, Femke Vorselen and colleagues for two weeks at the Wearable Senses…
From Konnakol to Live Coding
Konnakol is a South Indian, Carnatic musical practice involving the recitation of syllables while clapping the underlying tala. Here is…
Modulating time
I’m just back from a productive week working with Mika Satomi and Lizzie Wilson on a mini project ‘Modulating Time’…
Tangible pattern notation
Paola Torres Núñez del Prado, Dave Griffiths and myself Alex McLean have been talking about making an tangible algorithmic pattern…
The Meaning of Live
Live coding is a creative practice centering on live interaction via programming languages, often in performance in music, choreography, video…
Making Space for Algorithmic Alphabets
It’s been masses of fun collaborating with Luke Iannini over the past year or so, including presenting some work-in-progress in…