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Textures of Thought

Collection

THE DAM x UCLA (2026)

Description

Thought has texture, and clarity exists only within a certain density of thinking. Textures of Thought transforms motion into texture through the gradual accumulation of traces. As countless lines move across the field, subtle structures begin to emerge, resembling landscapes shaped by invisible forces. Moments of clarity appear when patterns briefly align, only to dissolve again as density increases and the image drifts toward visual noise. The work reflects on the fragile balance between perception and complexity, suggesting that thought, like texture, reveals its structure only within a certain threshold before dissolving into excess. Medium: Generative digital artwork created with p5.js, using algorithmic particle systems and noise-based flow fields. Artist Bio: Bojun Sheng is a Chinese designer exploring how ideas, systems, and narratives take visual form. Interested in design as a way of thinking, he uses art to explore and give form to complex information. His interests lie in the relationship between human perception, visual information, emotion, and the role of aesthetics in everyday life. Artist Statement: I approach design as a way of thinking and structuring complex ideas. My work often begins with abstract processes—such as thought, perception, and information—and translates them into visual systems that reveal underlying patterns. In my practice, individual movements generate traces that gradually accumulate into textures and structures. Each trace carries a direction, reflecting the intentional path of thought, yet it is also influenced by randomness introduced by surrounding conditions. Through this interaction between direction and uncertainty, complex visual fields begin to emerge. I am particularly interested in the moment when structure becomes visible. At certain levels of accumulation, patterns appear and clarity emerges. However, as density continues to increase, visual noise begins to dominate, and the original structure becomes obscured. This dynamic mirrors the experience of thinking itself—where excessive complexity and overthinking can dissolve clarity rather than deepen understanding. Through generative visual systems, my work explores how perception, information, and aesthetic structure interact in the process of making sense of complexity.

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