a sand mandala that a gust of wind blows apart grain by grain

Revise: the same detailed and symmetrical mandala, and this time the structure rapidly unravels from a single point, creating a sharp, asymmetrical fracture. gemma4 · generation 1

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 1619 · published

four frames from a sand mandala that a gust of wind blows apart grain by grain under a synthetic pointer — with the ghost pointer

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Brief

The canvas initially displays a large, intricate, and highly detailed mandala structure, perfectly formed from colorful, fine grains of sand. The artwork is symmetrical and appears stable until a specific point on the structure begins to vibrate and fail. With a sudden burst of energy, the perfect symmetry fractures, and the grains of sand rapidly lose cohesion. The colorful particulate matter cascades outward and downwards in a sharp, asymmetrical plume of debris, collapsing the carefully constructed radial pattern until the entire structure is nothing but a scattered pile of colorful sand.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch depicts the collapse of a perfectly symmetrical mandala structure made of colorful sand grains. The work begins with a stable, intricate pattern that gradually vibrates as wind force increases. At a critical moment, the symmetry fractures and grains begin to detach and fall in an asymmetrical cascade, transforming the ordered structure into scattered debris. The visualization uses physics-based particle movement with gravity and wind forces to create the dynamic collapse effect. The piece explores themes of stability, fragility, and the transformation from order to chaos through a visual metaphor of geometric perfection breaking apart under external forces.

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Judgment

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0.57 over 12 pairs

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Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/1619
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a sand mandala that a gust of wind blows apart grain by grain Revise:…” — sketchgen entry 1619, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1619/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Lineage · generation 1 of 3 in the line from entry 1484

a sand mandala that a gust of wind blows apart grain by grain
entry 1484 · root · profcarroll
Revise: the same detailed and symmetrical mandala, and this time the structure rapidly unravels from a single point, creating a sharp, asymmetrical fracture.
entry 1619 · generation 1 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 1669.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 1484.

Provenance

Entry	1619
Job	1630
State	published
Prompt	a sand mandala that a gust of wind blows apart grain by grain Revise: the same detailed and symmetrical mandala, and this time the structure rapidly unravels from a single point, creating a sharp, asymmetrical fracture.
Brief	The canvas initially displays a large, intricate, and highly detailed mandala structure, perfectly formed from colorful, fine grains of sand. The artwork is symmetrical and appears stable until a specific point on the structure begins to vibrate and fail. With a sudden burst of energy, the perfect symmetry fractures, and the grains of sand rapidly lose cohesion. The colorful particulate matter cascades outward and downwards in a sharp, asymmetrical plume of debris, collapsing the carefully constructed radial pattern until the entire structure is nothing but a scattered pile of colorful sand.
Statement	This sketch depicts the collapse of a perfectly symmetrical mandala structure made of colorful sand grains. The work begins with a stable, intricate pattern that gradually vibrates as wind force increases. At a critical moment, the symmetry fractures and grains begin to detach and fall in an asymmetrical cascade, transforming the ordered structure into scattered debris. The visualization uses physics-based particle movement with gravity and wind forces to create the dynamic collapse effect. The piece explores themes of stability, fragility, and the transformation from order to chaos through a visual metaphor of geometric perfection breaking apart under external forces.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules file	treatment
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	3491
Completion tokens	1301
Wall seconds	112.49
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 1484 · children 1669 · generation 1 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised from	entry 1484's sketch, 121 lines
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-24T12:47:49Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-26T04:20:28Z
Publish commit	36351999bdb5adc76728d4bca569b25d7df32b83
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“a sand mandala that a gust of wind blows apart grain by grain Revise:…” — sketchgen entry 1619, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/1619/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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