Amir B. AshIR/FR
Amir B. Ash is a freelance new media artist/indie experimental filmmaker with over 10 years of professional experience. Having a filmmaking and animation background and his love for music motivated him to start experimenting with live visuals and lights in late 2007. Since then he has been collaborating with musicians such as Siavash Amini, Idlefon, Umchunga and Temp-Illusion live on stage. In late 2009 he co-founded a Design and Technology studio called CODON Interactive media with three of his fellow artists as a collective in which he works as visual artist and art director, focusing on a variety of projects such as Real-Time Simulations, Interactive Light Sculptures and Installations on an international scale.
“Warp and Weft" is a generative artwork that explores the intersection of art and data. While not a direct data visualization, it takes inspiration from recorded glacier balance data collected over decades. This data acts as the raw material, informing the artwork's structure and movement.The title references the intricate weaving patterns found in traditional Iranian Termeh fabrics. Similar to the warp and weft threads that create Termeh's beauty, the data serves as the foundation upon which the artwork is built. The movements within the piece are a response to the data's fluctuations, while the color palette highlights anomalies within the dataset.
This artwork extends beyond the physical piece itself. 1200 unique frames from "Warp and Weft" are used to create NFT artworks attached to tickets for the MUTEK.AE festival. By connecting art, data, and technology, "Warp and Weft" fosters a dialogue about environmental change and artistic expression in the digital age.
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