Patterns of Possibilities
PATTERNS OF POSSIBILITIES V2 by Candas Sisman
March 1 & May 7
Alternate Realities Exhibition
Akbank Sanat, Ä°stanbul
2022
Installation
Generative system, LED Display, Construction, Sound source and Light
224 x 224cm
Concept and Design: CandaÅŸ ÅžiÅŸman
Programming: U29DC
Sound: Tunca CandaÅŸ (Node.sns)
Patterns of Possibilities v2 is a continuation of CandaÅŸ ÅžiÅŸman's previous project from 2015 with the same title. It is created through a generative algorithm which randomizes, and selects new dice values and cells, to reveal a random-relational pattern on the digital canvas.
The revealed pattern emerges from the accumulation of many probabilities through different time fragments of ~5.5 minutes total experience — in which the algorithm undertakes a performative process. When the time cycle ends, the system resets and starts over to create a new, unique pattern. The system is also coupled with sounds, specific to each possibility created on the screen to form an auditory pattern.
The participant is given a chance to observe a total of 4,096 new patterns within a cycle - and an invitation to question probability, order, chaos, and uncertainty. The project stands as a reminder that we exist as a result of coincidences, within a capillary system of possibilities.