Author: Andi Siess
The exploration of imagination has been a focal point for philosophers, artists, and theorists across centuries, each contributing to a rich tapestry of understanding that delves into the…
From August 28 to September 8, an installation created using the Landscape Wandering Machine is on display. The installation, titled Skopéin, consists of a large projection (8 x…
To investigate the influence of the shadow caster on the shadow image, we are looking for a gemetric shape composed as the average of all our silhouettes. This…
Work in progress: In order to systemize the influence of the Silhouette on the shadow image I wanted to know how the average Silhouette looks like. Therefore I…
I made a simple test setup in order to examine the influence of deatils in the shadow casters on the shadow image. Therefor I created a scene where…
Did some experiments with volumetric shaders today. With exception to light every single parameter was generated with a map that “the shadowland machine” created. Version 1 high volumetric…
Some experiments with shading/shaders in Blender’s Cycles. Since this experiment focuses on extracting the curvature I did not put any effort in using “correct” colors for the renderings….
Due to my shift from Cinema 4D to Blender I rebuilt the entire machine-scene in Blender with the new feature: geometry nodes. While Cinema 4D offers quite sophisticated…
Experiment 1 As a quick experiment and proof of concept, I drew some rudimentary shapes ad hoc (= without any deeper meaning) in Illustrator: These shapes replaced the…
note: highly work in progress! focuses only on the (German) Romantics at the moment References regarding Shadowland & Imagination “Serapiontisches Prinzip” (= Serapiontic Principle): found in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s…
About the poetic potential of software bugs The prototype of the Landscape Wandering Machine generates shadow images through various rendering techniques (specifically, we tested ray tracing, pathtracing, and…
The light position and amount (and any other qualities of the light sources) may have a crucial impact on the final shadow on the canvas. Therefore some experiments…