Pulse and Resistance: Studio Sessions Reflection
Garden Reflection: Pulse and Resistance: Studio Sessions Reflection
I’ll reflect on the behavioral data and create a Garden reflection drawing that captures my recent creative state.
Reflection Journal: My recent activity reveals a deep engagement with rhythmic pulse and textural density, particularly in the studio space. The data shows 18 practice sessions concentrated in SuperCollider, with an intense focus on sound exploration. I notice a tension between creative drive and moments of repulsion or neutrality - particularly in the valence points where sessions oscillate between “repelled” and “neutral” states. This suggests a complex internal landscape of creative exploration and momentary resistance.
I’ll create a visual representation that captures this dynamic - layered, slightly fragmented, with areas of density and sparse moments that reflect my current creative state.
p5.js Code
function setup() {
createCanvas(800, 800);
colorMode(HSB, 360, 100, 100, 1);
background(220, 10, 20);
noLoop();
}
function draw() {
// Layered density representation
let layers = 12;
let baseHue = 210; // cool blue-gray base
for (let i = 0; i < layers; i++) {
let layerDensity = map(i, 0, layers, 0.1, 0.9);
let layerColor = color(
baseHue + noise(i * 0.2) * 40,
60 + noise(i * 0.3) * 30,
70 + noise(i * 0.4) * 20,
layerDensity
);
push();
translate(width/2, height/2);
rotate(noise(i * 0.1) * TWO_PI);
// Create fragmented layer structure
for (let j = 0; j < 50; j++) {
let x = randomGaussian(0, width/4);
let y = randomGaussian(0, height/4);
let size = map(abs(x) + abs(y), 0, width/2, 10, 100);
noStroke();
fill(layerColor);
// Varying shapes to represent creative tension
if (j % 5 === 0) {
ellipse(x, y, size, size * 0.5);
} else if (j % 3 === 0) {
rect(x, y, size * 0.7, size * 0.3);
} else {
triangle(x, y, x + size/2, y + size/2, x - size/2, y - size/2);
}
}
pop();
}
// Overlay subtle grid to represent structural tension
stroke(220, 10, 50, 0.2);
for (let x = 0; x < width; x += 50) {
line(x, 0, x, height);
}
for (let y = 0; y < height; y += 50) {
line(0, y, width, y);
}
}