NTCAM Screening —
In the Flux of Us: The Art of Algorithms
植徑集｜Polypaths
In nature, each plant emerges like a finely tuned set of parameters in motion. Phyllotaxy may appear as opposite, alternate, or whorled. Internode length adjusts in response to light. Leaf margins may be entire, serrated, or gently undulating. The angles of branching and the density of nodes together shape the posture and rhythm of a plant’s body.
These seemingly incidental traits arise from a deep and intricate logic, gradually shaped through time, adaptation, and systemic interaction. Nature may be understood as the earliest and most profound generative artist. In this sense, generative art becomes a way of reading nature’s original language. Polypaths does not imitate plants; rather, it seeks to understand them — exploring how they branch, how they grow beyond limits, and how they flourish within the tension between order and chaos, continuously unfolding through choices and interactions.
Artist
Aluan Wang
Aluan Wang is a leading voice in generative art from Taiwan and a co-founder of akaSwap. He treats code as a contemporary brush, working at the intersection of algorithmic precision and organic complexity, attentive to growth and emergence as they unfold through digital processes.
His practice is grounded in early fine art training, cultivating a strong sensitivity to negative space, rhythm, and depth. This sensibility is translated into algorithmic parameters and conditions, shaping internal logics through which computational processes unfold into living fields.
He approaches technology as a reflective tool for engaging with artistic traditions, moving along the threshold between 0 and 1 to shape digital landscapes that carry a unique sense of warmth and life.
