CONTEMPLATIVE
COMPUTATION
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Developing an Artistic Practice with
Computation rooted in Islamic Spirituality
Computation rooted in Islamic Spirituality
Islamic Arts are the precursor to Computational Art; even though they may seem to live in separate eras of time and location, they have threads that connect them through aesthetics and underlying structures – geometry, math, algorithms, and the infinite.
This thesis aims to translate these connections into new systems, to create experiential graphics and artifacts that fold Islamic principles into the medium of computation – developing a computational artistic practice rooted in Islamic spirituality and contemplation.
Transforming the medium of technology we often interact with into one that evokes a state of contemplation within ourselves as Muslims. To present an alternative experience of technology; from one of speed, production, and consumption into an experience of slow intention, calmness, and reflection.
This thesis aims to translate these connections into new systems, to create experiential graphics and artifacts that fold Islamic principles into the medium of computation – developing a computational artistic practice rooted in Islamic spirituality and contemplation.
Transforming the medium of technology we often interact with into one that evokes a state of contemplation within ourselves as Muslims. To present an alternative experience of technology; from one of speed, production, and consumption into an experience of slow intention, calmness, and reflection.
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