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The beauty of interferences presented as a book and on an included CD. In this book, Carsten Nicolai explores the moiré effect—a phenomenon that can be created by the overlay of lines. Although such interference patterns are mostly considered to be unwanted side effects, they are actually extremely interesting from an aesthetic perspective. This first extensive visual compendium of these patterns is accompanied by a CD that contains not only the featured moirés as digital files, but also individual elements that can be used to create an almost endless amount of new overlays. By analyzing and systematically unlocking these fundamental structures of crucial importance to the visualization of data, Nicolai has again produced not only a work of art, but also a practical tool for anyone working creatively.In Grid Index, Carsten Nicolai created a visual lexicon of patterns and grid systems. Now Moiré Index is dedicated to his exploration of the moiré effect—a phenomenon that can be created by the overlay of lines. Although such interference patterns are mostly considered to be unwanted side effects, they are actually extremely interesting from an aesthetic perspective.Based upon years of research, Nicolai has analyzed and systematically unlocked fundamental structures of crucial importance to the visualization of data. As the first extensive visual compendium of these interference patterns, Moiré Index is the definitive reference book for designers, visual artists, architects, researchers, mathematicians, or anyone else who wants to use its content as a basis for graphic designs. A CD accompanies the book and contains not only the featured moirés as digital files, but also individual elements that can be used to create an almost endless amount of new overlays. These files can be used effortlessly with virtually any platform, operating system, and graphics software and can be applied in every field of visual culture.One of Germany’s most renowned contemporary artists, Nicolai has been working at the intersection of art and science since the early 1990s. With Moiré Index he has again produced not only a work of art, but also a practical tool for anyone working creatively.

Of Bridges & Borders celebrates the opening up of communication ("bridges") among writers and artists worldwide following the collapse of the Berlin Wall (the primary border referred to in the title), to mark the emergence of a new collective memory in the age of global connectivity. Described as "a project in book form," its numerous contributors include Carlos Amorales, John Bock, Chris Burden, Matias Duville, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Elmgreen & Dragset, Carlos Garaicoa, Liam Gillick, Fabrice Gygi, Thomas Hirschhorn, Hassan Khan, Guillermo Kuitca, Dr. Lakra, Gianni Motti, Antoni Muntadas, Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Hans Op de Beeck, Dan Perjovschi, Ishmael Randall Weeks, Reynold Reynolds and Santiago Sierra.

Provides theoretical approaches to understanding and making visual music. Text in English and German.

Systematische Sammlung von Mustern als Buch und auf beigelegtem Datenträger. Die Erfassung zweidimensionaler geometrischer Muster und Raster ist entscheidend in der visuellen Kultur, insbesondere bei der Datenvisualisierung. Basierend auf mehrjähriger Forschung hat Carsten Nicolai ein Alphabet der Muster entwickelt, das von einfachen bis hochkomplexen Strukturen reicht. Dieses umfassende Lexikon visueller Raster dient als wichtiges Nachschlagewerk für Designer, Architekten, Forscher, Mathematiker und Wissenschaftler. Die auf dem Datenträger enthaltenen Dateien sind vielseitig einsetzbar, z. B. bei der architektonischen Gestaltung von Fassaden oder der Kreation geometrischer Muster im Grafikdesign. Carsten Nicolai, ein Künstler und Musiker, arbeitet seit den 1990er Jahren an der Schnittstelle von Wissenschaft und Kunst. In seiner Arbeit kartografiert er die zugrunde liegenden Muster visueller Systeme. Der Datenträger bietet Grafikdesignern und Architekten einen leicht anwendbaren Index. Ähnlich wie Haeckels Kunstformen der Natur überschreitet das Buch disziplinäre Grenzen und formuliert eine universelle Indexierung der Grundlagen visueller Kultur.