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This feature explores the concept of recursion - a system that generates form by calling itself, creating complexity through repetition. It uses a recursive function that redraws its own structure at smaller scales, producing a self-similar image within an image. The idea is rooted in fractals: patterns that evolve through repetition and variation rather than direct imitation. Fractals are mathematical representations of continuity. They often appear in nature (in the branching of trees, the shape of coastlines, the growth of crystals, etc) where structures replicate themselves across scales. In the digital realm, however, true infinity can’t exist. An endless loop would eventually crash the system, so the process here stops at a sustainable point, showcasing the concept but remaining bound by its own context constraints. That logic parallels erreqerre’s approach — keeping materials and ideas in circulation without exhaustion while working within real constraints to sustain transformation. The piece is not a literal representation of her practice, but an experiment that mirrors its underlying structure.

erre que erre's Digital Art Exhibition

Based in Berlin

erre que erre