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Process 18 (Software 3)

Code
2010 (made)
Artist/Maker
Casey Reas (artist)
Place of origin
USA (made)

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Object type
Code
TitleProcess 18 (Software 3) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
generative software
Brief description
Code for 'Process 18 (Software 3)', by Casey Reas, USA, 2010
Physical description
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Casey Reas initiated the popular open source programming language, Processing, with Ben Fry in 2001. Reas is interested in the concept of emergence, where a simple set of rules leads to a complex system. The works in his 'Process' series all start with a written text describing the interactions between elements, forms and behaviours. The text is then translated into machine-readable code. The resulting software, such as Process 18 (shown here) can be seen as an interpretation of the original written instructions.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.297:1-2011

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Record createdJuly 12, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1225404/process-18-software-3-code-casey-reas/
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