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Semiconductor, Crystallised, 2011.
Semiconductor, Crystallised, 2011.

Semiconductor, Crystallised, 2011.

Crystallised (2011) is a series of digital mineral crystal animations. They are generated and animated by sound recordings of ice crystals (by translating the waveforms into algorithms that create and control form and motion).

Each structure takes on a different form, growing and evolving in exquisite detail. Mineral crystals reveal atomic structures in their rawest form and provide an insight into the make-up of the physical world, where simple shapes come together to create intricate and complex formations.

With this series of works, Semiconductor draw a parallel between these basic molecular structures and the building blocks of the digital world that has become the prism through which we increasingly experience "reality". The animations suggest a pre-ordained pattern and order that underlies the world.

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