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four frames from entry 2014

architectural blueprint

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four frames from entry 2013

mandelbrot fractal

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four frames from entry 2012

use math to render the pattern of a polished granite countertop

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four frames from entry 2011

architectural blueprint

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four frames from entry 2010

mandelbrot fractal

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four frames from entry 2009

A slow grid of pale squares, each fading in and out on its own rhythm.

g2 · carry: A slow, rhythmic pulsation of phosphorescent light given to massive subterranean geode crystals, traced through the widening network of stress fractures, made of a fault line.

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four frames from entry 2217

diagonal stripes animating in smoothly eased slicing patterns in color palettes from the 1970s

g9 · depart: the self-organized lattice of intersecting digital lines taken into the ephemeral trace of root systems growing through stone, rendered in chalk on slate.

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four frames from entry 2216

animate your interpretation of the song "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane

g9 · depart: the self-contained, continuous process of gradual material buildup taken into a massive, complex automaton that mimics the mechanics of celestial gears, driven solely by a pendulum.

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four frames from entry 2211

strands of DNA double helix winding and unwinding, folding and unfolding, manufacturing proteins. use spheres instead of circles. Label Adenine with letter A, Thymine with letter T, Cytosine with letter C and Guanine with letter G.

g10 · carry: Taut, systematic repeating patterns given to the scales of a mythological sea beast, rendered as an Edo woodblock print.

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four frames from entry 2208

liminal dreamscape architectures

g12 · depart: the continuous cycle of structural stress and spontaneous reformation taken into the intricate, slow-motion growth patterns of crystalline deposits forming within a massive, bioluminescent deep-sea fan coral.

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four frames from entry 2207

an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing through

g8 · depart: a bioluminescent pattern of pulsating data streams taken into the shifting glow of deep ocean fauna, seen at macro scale, an Edo woodblock print

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four frames from entry 2205

erecting a skyscraper

g4 · flip: A colossal, stable megalith that grows upward in impossible, stacked geometry, defying gravity and accumulating material segments in defiance of collapse, made of chalk on slate.

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four frames from entry 2204

androids dreaming of electric sheep

g7 · depart: the sense of immense time compression, taken into the visual manifestation of oxidation, forming dendritic networks of reddish rust on sheet steel

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four frames from entry 2203

deep inside a cauldron of bacteria and microbes, but no circles allowed

g6 · depart: the notion of pulsating, living circuits running through decaying structures taken into a complex network of folded origami mimicking hydrothermal vents, made of crisp paper, seen at microscopic scale, in a deep-sea setting.

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four frames from entry 2202

illustrate tensor flows inside the GPUs racked up inside a data center

g4 · depart: Intricate energy transfers modeled by interlocking brass clockwork mechanisms, shown as cross-sectioned specimens of a Victorian botanical plate.

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four frames from entry 2201

model a still life in 3D, no sound, no motion, no interaction. There is a small dark room with a brown table. On the table is a clear jug of water, a silver set of candle sticks. Only one candle is lit. There is a platter of fruit next to the candles. The lighting should emphasize the sculptural forms of the objects and their shadow casting.

g5 · depart: the carefully composed arrangement of distinct objects taken into a geological cross-section diagram showing strata of mineral deposits, rendered as a pen plotter drawing, seen at a planetary scale, in the 1960s.

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four frames from entry 2200

recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

g4 · flip: a massive, stationary tessellation of geometric forms resembling stained window tracery, composed of solidified, richly amber-colored beeswax, set into a deeply grooved, petrified wood frame, made of beeswax

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four frames from entry 2199

take the viewer inside an operating printing press

g4 · carry: Intricate, ever-shifting patterns given to slow-growing crystalline formations, seen through the rhythmic, oscillating mechanism of a massive, counterweighted pendulum.

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four frames from entry 2198

a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2013

g10 · depart: the idea of an endlessly interlinking crystalline lattice taken into fossilized root structures, seen at the museum scale, driven by a row of falling dominoes

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four frames from entry 2197

a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993

g4 · carry: impossible layers of settled material given to a clockwork mechanism, made of brass, seen at microscopic scale, driven by gears and cams

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four frames from entry 2196

a lone tree on a hill. we watch its leaves turn from green to red to orange to brown and then fall to the ground one by one. Then snow falls covering the ground and coating the bare tree. It melts and soon buds form on the tree. Flowers soon appear, and eventually the leaves are green again. The cycle repeats.

g4 · carry: The rhythm of inevitable cyclical renewal given to a gigantic, complex map of forgotten trade routes, stitched and unraveling through knitted wool.

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four frames from entry 2194

a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack

g22 · depart: the idea of forming coherent, structural patterns from chaotic, drifting sources taken into the evolution of calligraphy and illuminated manuscripts, appearing corrugated cardboard, seen at the macro scale, in the medieval era.

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four frames from entry 2193

recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

g24 · carry: Deep blue gradients and crystal formations given to a subterranean bioluminescent cave network, made of calcite, seen at maximum scale, in the deep ocean.

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four frames from entry 2192

hot air balloons

g2 · depart: a meticulous, labeled cross-section diagram of interlocking biomorphic structures, detailing how distinct organic components drift apart when the paper bleeds, made of wet ink on newsprint

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four frames from entry 2191

hot air balloons

g2 · depart: the overwhelming gravity of decaying skeletal structures taken into a vast, overgrown underwater garden of brittle coral and falling kelp, made of cut paper.

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four frames from entry 2189

Click anywhere to drop a pebble that chimes a soft tone and sends a ripple.

g2 · depart: the intricate, fractal pattern of expansion, taken into the cross-section of an exotic, fictional orchid, rendered as a detailed, labeled Victorian botanical plate.

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four frames from entry 2188

a lighthouse beam sweeping over drifting fog

g2 · depart: the principle of deep, overlapping, interlocking planes taken into the internal crystalline skeletal structures of massive deep-sea siphonophores, rendered in bioluminescent materials, seen at the scale of a mountain range.

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four frames from entry 2165

diagonal stripes animating in smoothly eased slicing patterns in color palettes from the 1970s

g8 · carry: Self-organized linear lattices given to glowing vector schematics, visible on a 1980s arcade cabinet.

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four frames from entry 2164

animate your interpretation of the song "A Love Supreme" by John Coltrane

g8 · flip: A colossal, viscous geyser of warm, earthy sediment slowly bubbling and spreading across the surface, forming chaotic, soft-focus patterns, made of poured concrete.

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four frames from entry 2162

build a spaceship control panel with buttons and switches and when the correct button is pressed the windscreen shows the spaceship going into hyperspace

g7 · depart: the invisible, persistent pressure of the underground flow taken into a gigantic, visible clockwork mechanism of rusting gears and cams.

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four frames from entry 2161

agentic ai on retro nokia n900, focus on camera

g6 · carry: synchronized, radial oscillation given to the growth patterns of bioluminescent subterranean fungi, cast in poured concrete

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four frames from entry 2160

intricate field of vibrant colored lines forms a delicate lattice of light and shadow

g15 · flip: a sketch of rapid, volatile disintegration, where crystalline structures suddenly shatter into bursts of fragmented light and smoke, viewed as an Edo woodblock print

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four frames from entry 2159

androids dreaming of electric sheep

g7 · depart: The cyclical, glowing patterns of electrical data streams taken into a massive, subterranean mycelial network, traversing woody roots, made of decomposing lignin, seen at microscopic scale, driven by chemical reactions.

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four frames from entry 2158

strands of DNA double helix winding and unwinding, folding and unfolding, manufacturing proteins. use spheres instead of circles. Label Adenine with letter A, Thymine with letter T, Cytosine with letter C and Guanine with letter G.

g9 · flip: a crystalline lattice of interconnected rubber bands forming a fixed, geometric structure, viewed under cold, absolute silence and zero kinetic energy

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four frames from entry 2157

create a simple retro driving game without sound. arrow keys drive. space bar is brake. acceleration is automatic.

g7 · depart: The concept of repeating, self-correcting structural failure taken into a hydraulic pumping system of sheet steel, made of rust, seen at macro scale, driven by cyclical pressure.

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four frames from entry 2156

recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

g11 · depart: the continuous, cyclical flow of a liquid or earth taken into a highly complex, branching river delta, shown as an intricate pattern of woven thread.

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four frames from entry 2155

liminal dreamscape architectures

g11 · depart: the idea of latent structural tension taken into the interlocking, gear-driven clockwork mechanism of a subterranean automaton, small enough to hold in one hand.

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four frames from entry 2154

an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing through

g10 · depart: the structural idea of catastrophic failure at a central junction, taken into geological strata that appear fractured and displaced, made of poured concrete, seen at monumental scale, in prehistory

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four frames from entry 2153

an intricate tangle of wires and cables with animated signals pulsing through

g7 · depart: the continuous transmission of information pulses taken into a mechanism of interlocking copper gears and brass piping, seen inside a 1980s arcade cabinet.

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four frames from entry 2152

shower thoughts

g4 · carry: structured decay given to the massive, interlocking poured concrete supports of a colossal, abandoned reservoir, revealing patterns of mineral crystalline stress, made of poured concrete.

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four frames from entry 2151

erecting a skyscraper

g3 · depart: the gradual, systematic decomposition of enormous, poured concrete mushroom mycelium, shedding delicate, petrified caps and root structures, as viewed at subterranean scale, during a tropical humid era.

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four frames from entry 2150

androids dreaming of electric sheep

g6 · flip: a deep, stationary accumulation of ancient, opaque organic sediment and geological layers, emphasizing stratification and immense weight, made of beeswax.

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four frames from entry 2149

deep inside a cauldron of bacteria and microbes, but no circles allowed

g5 · depart: the interconnected pathways of bioluminescent life are taken into the corroded framework of a colossal, abandoned factory, made of rust on sheet steel.

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four frames from entry 2148

illustrate tensor flows inside the GPUs racked up inside a data center

g3 · carry: Interconnected bioluminescent flow given to the decay lines of an abandoned subterranean train system, seen at the scale of poured concrete.

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four frames from entry 2142

model a still life in 3D, no sound, no motion, no interaction. There is a small dark room with a brown table. On the table is a clear jug of water, a silver set of candle sticks. Only one candle is lit. There is a platter of fruit next to the candles. The lighting should emphasize the sculptural forms of the objects and their shadow casting.

g4 · depart: A cross-section of complex metal piping taken into an arrangement of iridescent root systems, rendered as a labeled, colored diagram on a Victorian botanical plate.

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four frames from entry 2141

recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

g3 · carry: Saturated, shifting, deep color fields given to slow-moving smoke plumes, made of knitted wool.

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four frames from entry 2137

take the viewer inside an operating printing press

g3 · carry: vibrant, unpredictable material bloom given to slow-moving, highly viscous lava, forming and expanding across surfaces triggered by a row of falling dominoes

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four frames from entry 2136

a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 2013

g9 · depart: The fleeting, intense moment of critical distance between two forms, depicted as the tension in taut silk threads, made of actual silk, seen at life size, in the pre-Industrial age.

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four frames from entry 2133

a broadcast graphics package for a TV network in 1993

g3 · carry: Counter-gravity pattern given to illuminated circuit board wiring, a 1980s arcade cabinet

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four frames from entry 2132

a lone tree on a hill. we watch its leaves turn from green to red to orange to brown and then fall to the ground one by one. Then snow falls covering the ground and coating the bare tree. It melts and soon buds form on the tree. Flowers soon appear, and eventually the leaves are green again. The cycle repeats.

g3 · carry: Patient, inevitable geometric renewal given to the growth of colossal silicate crystal structures, made of rust on sheet steel.

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four frames from entry 2008

a lighthouse beam sweeping over drifting fog

g2 · depart: the boundary between luminosity and obscuration taken into a subterranean fault line, shown through a rapidly spreading fissure, made of calcified resin, seen at a deep geological scale, driven by tectonic pressure.

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four frames from entry 2007

a grid of hexagons that rotate and interconnect in mesmerizing patterns with softening visual effects, 1980s color palette, and a subtle soundtrack

g21 · depart: the idea of systematic crystallization and material fatigue taken into a study of deep-sea hydrothermal vent minerals, showing gradual fracture and mineral deposition driven by constant erosion.

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four frames from entry 2006

recreate the famous Window 95 desktop background

g23 · depart the dramatic gradient of contrasting texture giving way to deep blue atmospheric haze, shown as nebula dust drifting across the crystalline surface of polished slate

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four frames from entry 2005

hot air balloons

g1 · depart: A sprawling city of tessellated, folded origami walls, patterned with deep vertical stripes of red, ochre, teal, and cream, that slowly shift and fold in constant motion, made of folded origami.

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four frames from entry 2004

hot air balloons

g1 · flip: a swarm of derelict, weighted dirigible frames tumbling rapidly downward through a smog-stained afternoon sky, driven by chaotic wind currents, made of salvaged sheet metal, seen at street level, driven by sudden gusts.

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four frames from entry 2003

study the works of Mark Rothko and then make a composition inspired by the artist\x27s signature forms and use of color.

g1 · carry: Soft-edged, glowing color masses given to a depiction of a royal lineage crest, medieval tapestry

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four frames from entry 2002

Click anywhere to drop a pebble that chimes a soft tone and sends a ripple.

g1 · depart: the spreading energy of an impact, translated into slowly forming, fractal patterns of crystalline mineral veins crisscrossing solid rock, seen at the scale of a mountain range.

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four frames from entry 2001

a lighthouse beam sweeping over drifting fog

g1 · depart the idea of a luminous transition taken into interlocking geometric planes, traversing overlapping materials, seen at a forced perspective, 1920s Bauhaus exercise.

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four frames from entry 2000

animate a live ant farm

g5 · depart the concept of an ant colony's tunnel system into a densely interwoven network of fiber optic cables and copper wires, showing faint digital pulses traveling through the glass, made of glass and copper, seen under a microscope

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four frames from entry 1999

study the works of Mark Rothko and then make a composition inspired by the artist's signature forms and use of color.

g15 · flip: a composition where the soft, layered colored planes slowly flake away, revealing sharp, defined crystalline geometries beneath, made of salt residue, seen at microscopic scale, through erosion.

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