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This artwork is a contemplation of human learning and cognitive processes, juxtaposing printed fabric and digitally created art composed of pixels. The commonality between physical fabric and fabric composed of pixels lies in the act of perceiving a collection of threads or pixels as one unified cloth.

The act of interpreting a collection of threads as one fabric reflects the complexity of human cognition from a metaphysical perspective. It involves perceiving individual threads as having common universal characteristics and unifying them under the universal concept of fabric to understand the existence of the object. Based on principles of form perception and category theory, humans group objects based on similarities and shared attributes, embodying a profound thought process of understanding and giving meaning to the world.

On the other hand, the current hottest topic in digital perception is deep learning's recognition and learning processes. In the mechanism of information integration, deep learning employs mathematical operations to convert information into flat representations. For instance, in multi-modal processing, different information sources such as images and text are transformed into vectors or tensors and integrated to generate comprehensive representations. Going beyond the frame problem, achieving artificial intelligence with the same flexibility and insight as general human intelligence is a personally intriguing question.

If you observe the clothes you are wearing now, you may notice the appearance of threads weaving into fabric even with the naked eye. However, upon magnification, you may find that the threads are even thinner, and further magnification might reveal them as clusters of molecules or atoms. The ability to infer concepts without the need for such detailed observation exemplifies the flexibility and insight of human intelligence and the awe-inspiring nature of natural sciences.

In this project,you offer the option to redeem the artwork for a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth called "furoshiki" to encourage actual observation. Additionally, you can also redeem it for a cleaning cloth that excels in digital scenes. Please check the details on a separate page.

Artwork Description:
This project represents the ancient fabric's design alongside modern printed patterns using the noise() function based on xy-coordinates. The pattern is determined by the seed. The seed is determined by fxrandminter(), an original of minter. As for the colors, the design is based on a combination of two colors essential for cognitive distinction, with slight gradient variations to express cognitive differences. You can choose from a palette of 21 colors. For this project, the param feature allows you to select your favorite colors and designs. Other parameters subtly alter the texture. Zoom in to find your favorite texture!