In a world so overwhelmingly complex, we tend to make simplifications and view our lives as a series of logical steps and choices. ‘Random Walk’ is a mathematical process that describes random motion over time.
A large painting machine visualizes computational simulations of Random Walks. A virtual agent flips a simulated coin, affecting its following steps. The complex trajectories are drawn, and subjected to chance and forces defined by the algorithm.
Technique: Painting machine, software, acrylic ink, paper
Painting machine size: 125x125x40cm, Paintings: 100x100 cm
In addition to Random Walk 2.0, Segal explores drawing and painting machines in works such as This is Not a Typewriter, Originals Factory, Epicenter, Plate Recorder, and Heart for the Tin Man.