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2023 Intestinal Berries When fruits develop organs
2023 ĀrSalx Electrophysiological integration and future energy management model
2023 Transhuman Jewelry Social stratification in the era of tooth degeneration

Past Projects
2024 Archi-Fulu Spatialization and arraying of talismans
2024 Current of Survival Identity dilemma of temporary workers
2024 Untouched Opening A seeping invitation from the cracks
2024 Vertical Ant Nest Partitioned vertical habitat for small arthropods
2024 Agential Cut Hidden Resistance and the Transformation of Power
2024 Pheromone Pâtisserie Techno-love lab and artificial attraction
2023 Recurrence Nest of the inner and outer cosmos
2023 As Above So Below Unity and interconnectedness across scales
2021 Customized Biorhythm Ecological restoration and the survival dilemma
2021 Self Theater “Self” as a self-sustaining ecosystem
2021 Destiny Canvas Chinese numerology on the urban canvas
2019 Gaze of Being Collective amnesia and life influence

Miscellaneous
2024 Lóng Lóng
2019 Stalacite
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Destiny Canvas


2021
flexible
p5.js, projector
Canvas of Destiny is a creative coding artwork created using p5.js. It dynamically generates a 'Bazi' (Eight Characters) panel based on real-time, transforming cityscapes like car bodies, courtyard screen-wall steps, and building dust nets into canvases that display changing images. Every two hours, a new visual representation of fate emerges.

Bazi, also known as Four Pillars of Destiny, is a form of Chinese numerology. It employs five elements - fire, earth, metal, water, and wood - to describe the interactions and relationships among various phenomena. By combining the eight characters each from the year, month, day, and hour of a person's birth, these eight characters can outline an individual's life trajectory, the means to achieve certain outcomes, and predict future fortunes. The visual program's computational and design rules for the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are as follows:

Rules-
    • Each stem is counted as 1.
    • The three hidden stems of an Earthly Branch count as 0.6 for the original Qi, 0.3 for the middle Qi, and 0.1 for the rest Qi.
    • Two hidden stems of an Earthly Branch are counted as 0.7 for the original Qi and 0.3 for the middle Qi.
    • An Earthly Branch with one original Qi is counted as 1.
    • The Day Master is not included in the calculation.
    • The Month Command is counted as 2.5 (following the same proportion as Rules 2, 3, and 4).
    • Yang elements are represented as solid circles.
    • Yin elements are represented as hollow circles.
    • The colors of the five elements are: Fire (Red), Wood (Green), Earth (Brown), Metal (Yellow/White), Water (Black).



The sky moves slowly, and it's only through time-lapse photography that we can see the trails of stars. Recording destiny is akin to storing extracted frames in a cartridge. As these cartridges are flipped through, people can truly feel the essence of living amidst change.


Gumi Lu/ˈɡuː.mi/

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