teach them the physics you want, then let them propagate forward in time, 2020

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python code sourced from the public library GIZMO, and used by astronomers to

construct massive galaxy simulations.

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here you will find a series of helpful notes in the structure of a galaxy.

hover curser over the image above to zoom in on text and find these helpful notes.

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humans lack the capacity to run code. it is not baked into our structure. the word ‘run’ has the highest number of meanings in the oxford english dictionary. as a verb it has six hundred and forty-five. according to the OED, in computing ‘to run’ means to propagate forward in time, to make things go, to execute a program, to operate correctly. this piece does not run code, nor is it presented in the way code might normally be presented by a programmer. it has been compressed, with the majority of the programmers blanks and white space removed. in developing code readability is key, where blanks and white space play a big role in creating this readability. these two methods have been discarded by the artist in favor of aesthetics. this is unacceptable in programming, but the artist is not a programmer.

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this piece is currently ongoing. it's beginnings featured in my solo show at custom house gallery and studios, in westport, county mayo, republic of ireland in 2021

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