Motion Studies for Invisible Systems
Motion Studies for Invisible Systems is a set of animation studies drawn from dynamical systems. The focus is on behaviour that becomes readable over time: structure emerging from repetition, drift, and accumulation.
The work brings together strange attractors, cellular automata, and complex function fields. Some sequences are built from dense phase-space traces, others from evolving surfaces or vector fields. The aim is a small suite of films with consistent rules for framing, pacing, and looping, designed to work on a large screen as well as online.
Strange attractors as motion fields
Lorenz attractor rendered as density and line studies. 20-second seamless loop, 4K.
Reaction-diffusion as living surfaces
Gray-Scott reaction-diffusion system. Parameter studies exploring organic structure and tonal control.
Complex functions as cartographies
Domain colouring and transformation studies. Visualising how functions reshape the complex plane.
In scope
- •Strange attractors and phase-space density studies
- •Cellular automata and emergent pattern systems
- •Complex function fields, mappings, and flow lines
- •Loop design, pacing, and presentation tests
Outputs
- •Three short films, designed to loop cleanly
- •A compact project page or microsite with selected frames and short notes
- •A prototype screening and feedback capture
- •Documentation of the final presentation setup
Status
In development
Seeking
- •A venue partner for a one-night prototype screening
- •Light-touch mathematical advice on public-facing framing
- •Sound design or composition support for the final pieces