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A programmed artistic project that I find fascinating is Den.make, an independent project created by a software engineer in New York City. This engineer/artist uses creative coding and algorithmic art to make moving images that can resemble 3d meshes of geodes to 2-dimensional cells moving within a cramped space. When I first discovered this artist on instagram, I was enthralled by a video of a robot arm drawing in the contours of a complex mountainous valley. In other words, this initial interest came from my love of robots in science fiction creating pen and ink lineart, another thing I love. Now, as I’ve explored more of his work, what moves me more is the biophilic effect that this animated coded art has, particularly the cell-like animations. These images reflect on the nature of coding as the building blocks of technological life, just like the DNA in every functioning organism in nature. This art demonstrates how coding can mimic microorganisms, and perhaps create them in the future.