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This is a photograph of Damien Hirst standing in front of a wall of butterflies -- at least, it was before Dan Tapper got his hands on it. The British-born, Toronto-based artist creates algorithms that transform images into abstract art. In Stochastic Process 3 -- Processing, coloured circles are assigned to pixels according to brightness; the connections signify their proximity and order. "I call them star systems," says Tapper, 24.
Tapper's other works include sound installations that use inaudible frequencies and thunderstorms. "There's an infinite possibility with code," he says. Who needs Photoshop when you have algorithms?
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