Picture Particles

Picture Particles

Picture Particles

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Picture Particles

2014

0h 6m

8.0(3 votes)

Animation

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Individual elements from a carrier of visual information have been isolated and used to construct alternative visual reagents. Repetition is administered as a binder to tame the wild particles in motion, achieving a golden ratio in the mind's eye.

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