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louiselessel

@itp_nyu class of 2020
Creative Technologist // New York / Copenhagen

The extremely rare selfie, to tell you all that I

The extremely rare selfie, to tell you all that I got a new job working for HUSH doing what I love most - Creative Tech for large scale artistic lighting installations, touchdesigner, unity and unreal dev!!! I’ve been out with a cold (no covid luckily) and finally getting back to civilization 🦾. This is me grabbing a drink to CELEBRATE and study for that motorcycle permit I’ve been putting off for the whole duration of the Snapchat partnersummit job I just finished (get your hands on those AR glasses seriously). Tomorrow an interactive shader I did for Candystations and Sarah Kirkland Snider comes out … and things are looking good. Happy summer and sorry for the radio silence. But you know… secret projects 🤫(hush hush) get it?! Hah.

Butterfly flocking system in #unitytechnologies. R

Butterfly flocking system in #unitytechnologies.
Reprogrammed asset to set timings for flocking waypoints (red square on image, blue volumes on videos) and landing spots (yellow square) to follow the totem fbx model animations.

Created for the ‘Credo’ video by Visual Artist Deborah Johnson @Candystations, for #SarahKirklandSnider #massfortheendangered.

The project uses three flocks, a single monarch for a controlled timed landing, a monarch and blue morpho flock for swarming.

#unity #generativecode #creativecoding
#visuals #visualart #newmediaartist
#3d #realtimerendering #motiondesign

New artworks are up at SFA Projects, opening recep

New artworks are up at SFA Projects, opening reception virtually (in 3D) tonight. Details in post. .
. Luciferin I - Light Orgy, is a study of male firefly mating communications of three species of fireflies.
Though often observed together in the natural world, the artwork separates the species so each can be observed in isolation, revealing the unique traits of lighting patterns used in the mating communication.
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Luciferin I - Light Orgy consists of:
Photinus pyralis, the J-stroke firefly
Photinus carolinus, the synchronous firefly
Phausis reticulata, the blue ghost firefly .
. . SFA Projects is proud to present MOVEMENT AND MEANING, an exhibition of works by Barak Chamo, Louise Lessél, Mohammad Rahmani, and Jason Yung. The artists explore the connection between the movement of light and the different meanings embodied in these movements. From the mating flashes of the male firefly, to the abstract geometry expressed by a school of fish in motion, to the light guiding subway travellers in subterranean darkness, to light as mediating the relationship between subject and object – these explorations pose the question: what is the relationship between movement and meaning?
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Curated by Jason Yung @jasonyungart, at @sfaprojects
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Date:
January 27th, 2021 – March 31st, 2021
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VIRTUAL OPENING RECEPTION*: Wednesday, January 27th, 6pm–8pm
Email contact@sfaprojects.com to RSVP + to receive details
*the reception will take place in an interactive environment (NOT A ZOOM)

This exhibition is by appointment only
131 Chrystie Street, New York, NY 10002
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#gallery #artgallery #galleryinlowereastside #artexhibition2021 #newexhibition #technologyart #lightart #groupexhibition #touchdesigner #raspberrypi #newmedieart #LEDart #LED

Custom clipping planes in #unitytechnologies. Allo

Custom clipping planes in #unitytechnologies.
Allowing individual control, to cut off rendering of objects, with up to three movable clipping planes - even with animation applied.  Or… “Louise, can we cut off the elephant’s butt, and keep the animation?”

Created for the animated totems in the ‘Credo’ video by Visual Artist Deborah Johnson #Candystations, for #SarahKirklandSnider #massfortheendangered.

My work is based on the “Per-Object Clipping Planes Shader in Unity3D 5” tutorial by #toxicFork / Firtina Ozbalikci. This is by far the most elegant solution I found, after testing out many other options. (Lmk if you have other favorites).

The script is applied to any object you want to apply a clipping plane to, and uses a custom shader. I re-wrote both to inherit the world position for each animal, and to take into account the individual animal totem’s rotation around a center totem. The totems were created and imported from #cinema4d. Animals were created in #unity3d.

Made in #unity2018, due to other project assets. Not tested in newer versions yet.

#unity #generativecode #creativecoding
#visuals #visualart #newmediaartist
#3d #realtimerendering #motiondesign

Abstract animal forms. Animal asset from unity. I

Abstract animal forms.
Animal asset from unity. Imported to touchdesigner for vertex extraction and new line animations.
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#touchdesigner
#generativecode
#creativecoding
#unity

Automatic converter for Shadertoy shaders in Touch

Automatic converter for Shadertoy shaders in TouchDesigner. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How to part 1 and 2.
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A few weeks ago I uploaded a new asset that lets creators use Shadertoy shaders in their @TouchDesigner and @RaspberryPi projects. Complete with mouse input and other variables already functioning.
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#insession #touchdesigner
#generativecode
#creativecoding
#shaders #glsl
#shadertoy
#raspberrypi
#raspberrypi4

Automatic converter for Shadertoy shaders in Touch

Automatic converter for Shadertoy shaders in TouchDesigner. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A few weeks ago I uploaded a new asset that lets creators use Shadertoy shaders in their @TouchDesigner and @RaspberryPi projects. Complete with mouse input and other variables already functioning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ll talk about it on Friday in the Insession with the Derivative team. December 18th 14:00 EST
https://derivative.ca/event/insession-80/63710
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The assets also allows you to put the shader on a Raspberry Pi 4, and run a up to a 4k screen from just your pi. Or If you wanna get crazy, you can run LED matrixes as well.
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#insession #touchdesigner
#generativecode
#creativecoding
#shaders #glsl
#shadertoy
#raspberrypi
#raspberrypi4

Plexus system experiment on moving animal mesh for

Plexus system experiment on moving animal mesh for the Credo music video with @candystations.

Made with TOPs in @touchdesigner. Based on @paketa12 tutorial.
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#touchdesigner
#generativecode
#creativecoding
#visuals

Videos from Credo with @candystations for @sarahki

Videos from Credo with @candystations for @sarahkirklandsnider’s “Mass for the Endangered”. Made with animals from the @unitytechnologies assets store. Imported in TouchDesigner, deformed mesh with the animation data, and instantiating stars at vertex points.  ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Made with @TouchDesigner.  Full Credo music video here: http://smarturl.it/MassForTheEndangered
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#touchdesigner #unity
#generativecode
#creativecoding

Tricks #LEDmatrix

Tricks #LEDmatrix

New music video for @sarahkirklandsnider’s Credo

New music video for @sarahkirklandsnider’s Credo released today via @nonesuchrecords! Thank you to @candystations for inviting me to create assets for the video in @unitytechnologies and @touchdesigner. Will upload stills and behind the scenes asset creations in the coming days.
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#internationalanimalrightsday
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#unity
#touchdesigner
#shaders
#generativecode
#creativecoding

32x32 pixel video test on LED matrix, while workin

32x32 pixel video test on LED matrix, while working on new projects for @_james_clar. I have never rendered anything out this small before. #raspberrypi #pi3d

Succumb, 2019. Dance performance. Code based on dr

Succumb, 2019. Dance performance. Code based on drawing and fluid dynamics.
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Whenever I built a new project I think of it much more as a tool with parameters and stages that I can change over time. Often in response to tracked movements. In Succumb, one dancer draws calm ink patterns, another busier dancer brings in the erratic ink rain that will inevitably destroy the calm patterns of the first dancer. But staying erratic for too long will make you succumb to your own chaos. And eventually leads to a completely black canvas. While staying calm and refinding the patterns that make sense within ourselves - even in a transformed environment in which you feel like you are drowning - makes it possible to resurface. The piece is inspired by the two dancers personal styles of movement.
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The 6 minute video is a demo of all of the stages we programmed for the performance.
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With @monica_jingyi @amandaklepper @university_yoga
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#projectionart
#generativeart
#danceperformance
#processing
#p5js
#shaders
#itpnyu
#barnard

If your works don’t double as sci-fi weaponry. Y

If your works don’t double as sci-fi weaponry. You’re doing it wrong. (Just kidding, obviously).

Got to do guest art crit this week for the Pratt I

Got to do guest art crit this week for the Pratt Institute course on ‘Interactive - Light + Space’. Always so fun and inspiring to see other people’s work and process. Thank you @elvvvvvv for having me 🖤

The Armillaries, 2020. Work progression. To be sho

The Armillaries, 2020. Work progression. To be shown @illumination.nyc. October 22-24.
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#lightart
#generativeart
#dataart
#spacetrash
#satellite
#arduino
#lasers
#teensy
#ableton

Study of light diffusion through metal and fabric

Study of light diffusion through metal and fabric scrim, 2019.
Pre-study for my ITP thesis ‘Homo ex Humo’.
Might return to this idea again. I quite like the layering effect.
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#lightart
#generativeart
#creativecoding
#arduino
#neopixels
#dataart

“Press Reset”. Work in situ. Documentation in

“Press Reset”. Work in situ. Documentation in progress.
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With @_james_clar. @janelombardgallery 58 White st. #tribecagallerywalk

Almost done. The Armillaries. #lightart #lightinst

Almost done. The Armillaries. #lightart #lightinstallation #arduino

New installation in the making. ‘The Armillaries

New installation in the making. ‘The Armillaries’ premiere at Illumination Light Festival in October. #lightart #lightinstallation #space #inthestudio

Out soon... Testing testing. Shaders on Raspberry

Out soon... Testing testing. Shaders on Raspberry Pi 4 running LED matrixes or large screens. With @_james_clar

Admiring our handy work at @janelombardgallery for

Admiring our handy work at @janelombardgallery for The Tribeca Gallery Walk. Shader programming 👩‍💻 for @_james_clar, with @kcconch

Light observation, 11 am, August 18th 2020 Crown H $Light observation, 11 am, August 18th 2020 Crown Heights ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Differing angles of light hitting a window causing refraction with a plant shadow. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #lightandinteractivity #lightobservation$

I’m very honored to be included in the p5.js Con

I’m very honored to be included in the p5.js Contributors Zine along side of so many of my personal heroes in the creative coding community. Together with @kcconch for our work on shaders in p5.js.
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Everyday I’m humbled by the open sharing and creative support from this community, so thank you thank you thank you! <3

I never dreamed I’d be mentioned in a publication that also features #danielshiffman and my favorite book #generativedesign (which has been something like a bible to me when I first started out) by Benedikt Groß, Hartmut Bohnacker, Julia Laub, & Claudius Lazzeroni with contributions by Joey Lee & Niels Poldervaart. Just wow.
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The publication is a limited edition print and sold out fast in support of BLM, but you can still read it here https://processingfoundation.press/product/p5-js-1-0-contributors-zine-entries/
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Read more about the publication here: https://medium.com/processing-foundation/p5-js-in-solidarity-with-black-lives-matter-85a99efb9d5f
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Our featured project can be found here https://itp-xstory.github.io/p5js-shaders/#/ (now go learn some shaders!)
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@p5xjs
#shaders #glsl
#generativecode
#creativecoding
#p5js
#itpnyu

I promise I’m doing ok in quarantine... really.

I promise I’m doing ok in quarantine... really. I promise. 😑

Inwood, NY. The sound of all of these glass pieces

Inwood, NY. The sound of all of these glass pieces drew me in. #soundsofnewyork

Homo ex Humo (Man from dirt) is a memento mori for

Homo ex Humo (Man from dirt) is a memento mori for nature, an interactive sculpture about the human disconnect from nature.
It is also my thesis at ITP NYU. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Follow the ITP Live Thesis presentations on this link: https://itp.nyu.edu/shows/thesis2020/ Tuesday through friday.
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I present Wednesday, May 13th at 2.36 - 2.46 PM.

Robot robots robots. Thesis ITP documentation from

Robot robots robots. Thesis ITP documentation from home. #interactiveart #itpnyu

Preview of my thesis project at @itp_nyu. Homo ex

Preview of my thesis project at @itp_nyu. Homo ex Humo (Man from dirt) is a memento mori for nature, an interactive sculpture about the human disconnect from nature.
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Happy belated Earth day.
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#arduino
#led
#interactiveart
#itpnyu

I quite like this idea. From the Liberty Science C

I quite like this idea. From the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey. Where we showed the laser harp in February. #lightandinteractivity #itpnyu

A collection of magnetic fields sound recordings f

A collection of magnetic fields sound recordings from my apartment. Mixed binaurally. The true sounds of the electrical devices that keep us connected and sane during COVID. (The cricket like sound is the cell phone). - freezer
- fridge
- toaster
- computer playing Spotify
- computer on youtube - computer rendering in fusion
- internet router
- internet router phone plug
- cell phone
- cell phone camera
- Microwave
- LED plug in kitchen ... among others.

This little contraption lets me listen to electrom

This little contraption lets me listen to electromagnetic fields emitted from the electronics around me, directly in my headphones. Now I just need to solder it to a permanent board and I have built myself an electromagnetic microphone. I’ll post sounds later! 🦾

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