(on the occasion of the exhibition “The Ineffable Gardener”, by Loris Cecchini, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano)
20-01-2018 / 01-05-2018
The composition uses recursive rules derived from L-system logic to generate and organize sonic structures over time. Originally developed to model biological growth, these formal systems become a compositional tool through which sound can evolve according to principles of repetition, variation, and transformation.
The generative process establishes a dialogue with Cecchini’s investigation into organic forms, growth, and the relationship between natural and artificial systems. Sound unfolds as an evolving structure, following a set of rules while continuously producing new configurations.
An L-system (Lindenmayer system) is a formal rewriting system introduced by biologist Aristid Lindenmayer in 1968 to model processes of growth and development, and later widely used to describe the structure of plants and other complex forms.
Photo credit: Ela Bialkowska.
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