The Days (Illumination) by Claudia Hart

The Days (Illumination)2024

Custom software, computer, projectorDimensions variableEdition of 3, 1 AP

The Days is a monumental algorithmic work named for the days of the week. The consists of real-time animations of seven wildflowers with medicinal properties that are native to the Arab peninsula. Within Hart’s software, a flower appears as a clear pattern at the start of each day. As the hours pass, the composition evolves into an organic abstraction of blossom and decay. The result is mesmerizing, a living painting unfolding in real time with infinite variation.

Code for The Days was written by Andrew Blanton.

The Seven Days of healing flower species are listed below, each linked to a Wikipedia description:

Gaultheria fragrantissima or Fragrant Wintergreen

Lactuca Serriola or Prickly Lettuce

Cadaba fruticosa or Cadaba

Rubia Tinctorum or Rose Madder

Alkanna Tinctoria or Alkanet

Curcuma longa or Turmeric

Nigella Sativa or Black Cumin