Midfile Crisis

Midfile Crisis is about realizing halfway through you are not gonna make it.

The struggle is real.

The work itself is the union of 2 projects, which, well, didn’t make it. Together though, they are stronger than ever. So yes, Midfile Crisis is a love story, too.

Procedural , ever changing real-time animation, October 2022
Javascript and WebGL

FEATURES

• 6 color palettes, inspired by recent artworks by Xenia Hausner, Ayako Rokkaku, Jenny Saville, Amy Sherald, Sue Williams and Emily Xie, are referenced accordingly. One additional, rare color palette will slowly cycle through the full color spectrum.
• Direction: Up, Right, Up Right
• Seed: Up, Right, Up Left
• Shape Tendency: Tetra, Box, Sphere, Octa, Ico, Multi
• Amount: Low, Medium, High

VIEWING

• The artwork is in landscape format, please click on open to see the full frame and resolution. We recommend rotating your screen on mobile.
• Press 'i' to show artwork title and features.
• Press 's' to save an image.
• To guarantee the same output at different resolutions the simulation driving the artwork is locked at 1024x512 pixels. To unlock, press 'u' - this can help when running at a lower resolution and the animation is not smooth, or when running at significanly higher resolutions and pixelation is starting to occur. Please note this will break the deterministic nature of the work.
• Best viewed in Chrome Desktop with dedicated GPU.
• Please note: requires latest devices (supporting WebGL2) for a smooth experience.