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Writing haikus about digital nature is an act of delicate irony. The haiku—a poetic form rooted in stillness, seasonality, and the tangible world—becomes almost hollow when applied to a world of algorithm-driven simulations. It’s like trying to capture the scent of soil in a codebase, there’s something missing, something essential. But just like symbols of spirals who reach beyond that which we can communicate and that which we feel, these natural landscapes are reaching for something real within the artificial — trying to find stillness in motion, breath in the circuitry.

"Poets have invested themselves in this promise for millennia. The idea that mellifluous, earnest language might thin the partition between our world and the next, between our world and the divine. That there might in our breath exist a bit of spirit that could be harnessed, bridled. It’s an idea as old as language, as old as incantation." – Kaveh Akbar

[Reflective] Generating – 6/6 :: Final Photos

[Reflective] Generating – 5/6 :: Final Physical Product

Here's a quick video exploration of the zip file, and all the interactive elements.

I created a little world inside a folder, inspired by those highly customized home screens. By swapping out the default icons of files and folders, you can create these screen-scapes. When compressed, these files and folders keep their customized icons, and when shared they’ll even hold their placement. Folder-scapes aren’t just free from the noise of advertising and surveillance, but they exist entirely offline. As a result, their circulation feels more tangible, shared through word of mouth or a friend’s recommendation—much like passing an object in the physical world.

Sounds Used: Recording of the Matt Newton Quintet at The Rex, on March 30th, 2025.

Sounds Used: Pen tapping on can, bubble wrap, glass cup, wind chimes, Queen street

Sounds Used: Distant whistling in a hallway

Sounds Used: Ableton synths, pan frying, wooden blocks, fabric movement, water boiling

Sounds used: Built in synths from Ableton

Sounds used: Synths, locking/unlocking, chopping board, wooden sticks, pouring water, boiling water, water drops

Sounds used: Aiyana on flute, riso production in room 667, water movement, piano, sounds from Grange Park