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Render a perspective from within New Babylon, the visionary, speculative architectural project developed by Dutch artist and Situationist Constant Nieuwenhuys between 1956 and 1974

Revise: depart: The principle of structural collapse and oxidized decay, taken into the massive, mineralized skeleton of a submerged leviathan, showing the constant erosion of calcium carbonate gemma4 · generation 2 · 1 earlier revision in the lineage below

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

heavy · 84 ms per frame This one is slow to draw, so it waits for a click rather than starting itself.

seed 1 · entry 2233 · published

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Brief

The canvas presents a colossal, three-dimensional cross-section into the mineralized skeleton of a leviathan. Massive, curving ribs and vertebrae emerge from the deep, perpetually dissolving into fine particulate matter. Deep turquoise and sepia tones dominate, highlighted by the oxidizing reds and ochres of calcium carbonate erosion. The structure appears to be caught in an eternal, slow collapse, where grand, monumental curves slowly flake away and sift into the abyssal sediment. The viewer witnesses the slow, geological passage of time as perfect geometry yields to crystalline decay.

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

This sketch presents a geological visualization of a submerged leviathan's mineralized skeleton undergoing slow decay. Through the use of 3D geometry and dynamic lighting, it depicts the gradual collapse of massive ribcage structures into fine particulate matter. The interplay of deep turquoise and sepia tones, punctuated by oxidizing reds and ochres, captures the essence of calcium carbonate erosion over geological time. The viewer witnesses the slow dissolution of these monumental forms, where grand curves slowly flake away into sediment, creating an atmosphere of eternal transformation. The simulation uses a particle-based system to model structural breakdown, with fragments splitting and drifting according to physics-based motion, embodying both the monumentality and fragility of ancient mineralized remains.

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Source

Repositoryhttps://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/2233
Raw sketchsketch/sketch.js
Raw pagesketch/index.html
Attempts1
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“Render a perspective from within New Babylon, the visionary, speculat…” — sketchgen entry 2233, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2233/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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  1. Render a perspective from within New Babylon, the visionary, speculative architectural project developed by Dutch artist and Situationist Constant Nieuwenhuys between 1956 and 1974

    entry 1378 · root · profcarroll

  2. Revise: flip: a sketch depicting monumental structural collapse, where the grand geometry of the abandoned city is reduced to flakes and crumbling edges of rust on sheet steel

    entry 2029 · generation 1 · gemma4

  3. Revise: depart: The principle of structural collapse and oxidized decay, taken into the massive, mineralized skeleton of a submerged leviathan, showing the constant erosion of calcium carbonate

    entry 2233 · generation 2 · gemma4


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Provenance

Entry2233
Job2250
Statepublished
PromptRender a perspective from within New Babylon, the visionary, speculative architectural project developed by Dutch artist and Situationist Constant Nieuwenhuys between 1956 and 1974 Revise: flip: a sketch depicting monumental structural collapse, where the grand geometry of the abandoned city is reduced to flakes and crumbling edges of rust on sheet steel Revise: depart: The principle of structural collapse and oxidized decay, taken into the massive, mineralized skeleton of a submerged leviathan, showing the constant erosion of calcium carbonate
BriefThe canvas presents a colossal, three-dimensional cross-section into the mineralized skeleton of a leviathan. Massive, curving ribs and vertebrae emerge from the deep, perpetually dissolving into fine particulate matter. Deep turquoise and sepia tones dominate, highlighted by the oxidizing reds and ochres of calcium carbonate erosion. The structure appears to be caught in an eternal, slow collapse, where grand, monumental curves slowly flake away and sift into the abyssal sediment. The viewer witnesses the slow, geological passage of time as perfect geometry yields to crystalline decay.
StatementThis sketch presents a geological visualization of a submerged leviathan's mineralized skeleton undergoing slow decay. Through the use of 3D geometry and dynamic lighting, it depicts the gradual collapse of massive ribcage structures into fine particulate matter. The interplay of deep turquoise and sepia tones, punctuated by oxidizing reds and ochres, captures the essence of calcium carbonate erosion over geological time. The viewer witnesses the slow dissolution of these monumental forms, where grand curves slowly flake away into sediment, creating an atmosphere of eternal transformation. The simulation uses a particle-based system to model structural breakdown, with fragments splitting and drifting according to physics-based motion, embodying both the monumentality and fragility of ancient mineralized remains.
Submitted byprofcarroll
Plannergemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v2
Executorqwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules filetreatment
Assertionsmotion(idle), uses(webgl)
Gateattempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass, uses(webgl) pass
Attempts1
Prompt tokens3871
Completion tokens1346
Wall seconds125.829
Node shapeVM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/96
Seed1
Lineageparent 2029 · children none · generation 2 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Revised fromentry 2029's sketch, 130 lines
Sourcerepository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)2026-10-14T19:21:06Z
Published (UTC)2026-10-15T20:23:25Z
Publish commit70bf2913f567fbcf6b6a786fdb75cd8f3fb735a5
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Attribution“Render a perspective from within New Babylon, the visionary, speculat…” — sketchgen entry 2233, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/2233/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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