Taking heed of the approach of physics towards examining reality, constructing laws, and deducing consequences, here we explore the process of creating an algorithmic work of art, through an iterative approach based on the steps of examining the underlying logic of traffic and traffic networks, constructing rules inspired by this logic, and examining the consequences of those rules. However, wh...

The use of digital technology in architecture has proven to be more assertive than originally thought: it has reconditioned the nature of the design process, and established new practices and techniques of fabrication. The 21 century began with the technology of art. There is a new responsiveness to the reading and understanding of digital space, which is characterized by complexity and the unc...

Monkeys recognize when they are being imitated, but they seem unable to learn by imitation. These facts make sense if imitation is seen as two different capacities: social mirroring, when actions are matched and have social benefits; and learning by copying, when new behavioural routines are acquired by observation.

Recensione di Roberta Iadevaia, Per una storia della letteratura elettronica italiana (Mimesis, 2021).