Document:Q9655
From Rhizome Artbase
Diagram of the Dynamics of the Physical Embodiment of Desire is a generative video installation in which colored blobs and rings move down the screen like drops of water. Periodically, the rings converge to form pictures of birds in flight.
Diagram of the Dynamics of the Physical Embodiment of Desire is a custom software piece written in C++, utilizing OpenGL. A traditional sculpture plinth houses both projector and computer, projecting the piece onto the wall. There are over 50 drawings of birds which may be formed, though, because the work is generative, every second is unique.