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Norimichi Hirakawa , 16 unknowns and the irreversible (2013) from norimichi hirakawa on Vimeo.
Norimichi Hrakawa’s The Irreversible is a sequence of a thousand and twenty-four randomized two-second digital videos depicting the art of time. This recorded reversed time ticks forward in real-time on the minds of his audience. He explains he wanted to convey the idea of the past and present. He plays with the idea of realizing how the now is perceived to be different from what happened to people individually in the past as recent as a couple of seconds ago.
The algorithms in which he was able to create his piece was completely through digital manipulation of his code. He focused on using inverse operations and generating a random method to create a moving illusion for two seconds. After each two-second video, he made his code restart, similar to the i = 0 functions we’ve been learning in class.
In its final form, Hrakawa’s work brings out abstract and randomly produced generative art produced solely through digital manipulation. His creativity and play on time were intriguing to read about. He believes technological tools and computation develop innovative ideas for his art. From the beginning, Hrakawa relied on computation to explore more areas for themes to his art. He applied theorems of math and physics as parameters, and further advanced his art through playing with plotted pixels based on two-dimensional paintings. In terms of color, he explored R, G, and B color formats and created equations to randomize specific colors to his work.
