series of generated imagery
2011
Code, digital print, dimensions variable, never exhibited
About
“UL” is a software patch which enables visualizing the pronunciation of a text. It virtually reads the text and phonetically analyzes each letter. Then, for each letter it virtually draws a geometric shape along a spiral, where each shape is determined by the corresponding letter’s sound. The different languages and types of texts are still distinguishable in the translation. At the end the software saves the resulting image as a JPEG file. The final image data can be shown through a variety of media.
What
“UL” is a software patch which can read in any type or length of text. It visualizes the pronunciation of the text by virtually reading the written text, phonetically analyzing each letter and virtually, for each letter, drawing a geometric shape along a spiral. Each shape drawn is determined by the corresponding letter’s type of sound. At the end the software saves the resulting image as a JPEG file.
How
“UL” was programmed in a programming language for creative coding by the artist. She created an algorithm which would execute the task of translating a text into visuals depending on how the text would be pronounced if read. The algorithm then saves the resulting images as JPEG data.
Why
The artist was curious, which patterns the phonetics of a text formed and if these patterns would then allow to draw conclusions about the content of the text.
Credits: Programming by Byrke Lou
