Algorithmic Retina

Algorithmic Retina

Algorithmic Retina

If vision generates space rather than recording it, can architecture emerge from the gaze itself?

If vision generates space rather than recording it, can architecture emerge from the gaze itself?

If vision generates space rather than recording it, can architecture emerge from the gaze itself?

Type

Type

Speculations, Fabrications

Speculations, Fabrications

Year

Year

2025

2025

Fields

Fields

Computer Vision, Space Syntax

Computer Vision, Space Syntax

Synopsis

Synopsis

The Algorithmic Retina treats vision as a computational construct that can generate space rather than simply record it. Using custom scripts on 3D scans of sculptures, it simulates binocular vision and dynamic fields of view, challenging fixed, orthographic representation. The project combines isovist analysis and visibility graphs to test whether objects can develop their own surrounding space through patterns of sight. Architecture and vision science intersect in a 'simulated retina': not a flat image plane, but a shifting horizon where each gaze produces its own geometry and atmosphere.

The Algorithmic Retina treats vision as a computational construct that can generate space rather than simply record it. Using custom scripts on 3D scans of sculptures, it simulates binocular vision and dynamic fields of view, challenging fixed, orthographic representation. The project combines isovist analysis and visibility graphs to test whether objects can develop their own surrounding space through patterns of sight. Architecture and vision science intersect in a 'simulated retina': not a flat image plane, but a shifting horizon where each gaze produces its own geometry and atmosphere.

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Credits

Noah Jenkins

Creative Director

Isabella Brooks

Designer

James Hughes

Motion Designer

Maria White

Copywriter

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