Wires

Ongoing  /  Concept & Execution

Wires is a visualization of the underlying structure within the binary series articulated as 16x16, 4x4 and 2x2 grids

The grids and the connecting diagonals reveal self-similar patterns of repetition and continuity & discontinuity across different scales. In addition, the interwoven structures for the two values are rotationally symmetrical around the z-axis. The logic of the structure is comprehensible through the figure, but as the series scales up, the figures themselves are increasingly difficult to discern – as if manifest only through the barest perturbation of the field itself.

16x16

A red and blue checkered pattern is shown.
16x16 grid. The binary series can be read by counting from the bottom-left corner to top-right, along the columns and up the rows. The lowest position is furthest back on the z-axis. Red is '0' and blue is '1'
A red and blue pattern is shown on the white background.
The overlaps between adjacent positions (where the values are the same) are marked by diagonal connections along the z-axis, and reveal continuities and discontinuities between the layers of the grid for each bit position
A red and blue line pattern on white background.
Bit position 1 and overlaps with position 2
A red and blue line pattern on white background
Bit position 2 and overlaps with positions 1 & 3
A red and blue grid pattern on top of white paper.
Bit position 3 and overlaps with positions 2 & 4
A red and blue grid on two sheets of paper.
Bit position 4 and overlaps with positions 3 & 5
A sheet of paper with lines and dots on it.
Bit position 5 and overlaps with positions 4 & 6
A series of lines drawn in red and blue.
Bit position 6 and overlaps with positions 5 & 7
A set of four squares with different colors.
Bit position 7 and overlaps with positions 6 & 8
A red and blue grid on top of each other.
Bit position 8 and overlaps with position 7

4x4

A drawing of an empty cube with lines drawn on it.
4x4 grid
A white background with blue and red lines.
Overlaps in the 4x4 grid
A number of lines are drawn on the same color.
Bit position 1 and overlaps with position 2
A drawing of two boxes with lines drawn on them.
Bit position 2 and overlaps with positions 1 & 3
A set of five lines with different colors.
Bit position 3 and overlaps with positions 2 & 4
A blue and red drawing of an empty box
Bit position 4 and overlaps with position 3

2x2

A square with the outline of an object in it.
2x2 grid
A red and blue line are shown on the ground.
Overlaps in the 2x2 grid
A red and blue number one on top of the page.
Bit position 1 and overlaps with position 2
A red and blue line are connected to each other.
Bit position 2 and overlaps with position 1