"...Les installations génératives ne masquant rien de leur fabrication et transposition directe des processus algorithmiques à l'oeuvre, constituent un manifeste de la modernité, en développant une esthétique propre au numérique.

PixFlow et Swarmdot sont des oeuvres d'art génératif basées sur un même principe : une colonne transparente en forme de T équipée de 4 ordinateurs en réseau et de 4 écrans LCD, sur lesquels évoluent des pixels. Montrant l'avers et l'envers, le résultat et sa fabrication (cartes électroniques et câblage apparents), elle constitue un totem des temps modernes, revendiquant un art technologique où la magie est exclue, mais où la poésie a toute sa place.

Dans PixFlow, les pixels en grand nombre cheminent à travers un champ de vecteurs qui modifient constamment leur course. Leur densité forme sur les écrans des flux dessinant de riches volutes dont la direction est imprévisible ; colorés en rouge, ils évoquent aussi bien le flux sanguin qu'une éruption volcanique. Les arabesques aux mouvements harmonieux se teintent d'une esthétique japonisante.

Métaphore de la vie ou représentation en clin d'œil de la vie artificielle, ces deux installations, qui sont à même d'accueillir de nouvelles œuvres par le changement des cartes flash contenant l'OS et l'application, se heurtent à la limité dévolue au motif : elles sont décoratives et constituent ainsi, via le détour technologique, la « peinture de salon » de notre époque..."

Evelyne Bennati

"The other work that really impressed us was LAb[au]'s latest work: Pixflow #2… It's one of those works you can't fail to admire: they might be complex and deep, but their sheer beauty can also be enjoyed by anyone"

‘Our friends at LAb[au] have sent us an update on a recent project called PixFlow #2. This multi-screen piece explores emergent behaviors in particles moving through a constantly morphing vector field, producing complex behaviors over time. Particles migrate from screen to screen, hypnotically forming lines, eddies and vortices. PixFlow was originally developed as a permanent 11-screen installation for the Grand Casino Brussels, but this new 4-screen version is slightly more portable. Designed as a modular system, it encloses the stripped hardware used in an elegant T-shaped perspex casing. The piece is run off flash memory so that it’s stable for long-term use. The architecture even allows switching to new software at a later date.’

Marius Watz / generatorx.no

... "The other work that really impressed us was LAb[au]'s latest work: PixFlow #2 is a generative artwork running on an elegant Plexiglas box which contains 4 stripped screens and 4 computers. Four flash-cards containing operating system and executable file, can be swapped with other cards, containing future, generative artworks of LAb[au]. On the screens, a vector field and moving particles/pixels are shaping into flows as their density evolves. Vectors and particles move around as if they were living creatures with their own plan. It's one of those works you can't fail to admire: they might be complex and deep, but their sheer beauty can also be enjoyed by anyone. Lucky you! You can choose to watch the gorgeous offcial video of the project or the crappy one i pasted below: Pixflow Uploaded by wmmna More images from the event."

"If you’re the type who can see the ‘art’ in microchip macro shots or complex fractals, then you’ll probably appreciate this PixFlow piece from LAb[au]. The art actually comes from an animated field of pixel particles and vectors that shape into flows as their density evolves over time. These elements also collide and interact with each other, producing unique behavioral results that are also cool to look at. The hardware behind the PixFlow #2 consists of T-shaped plexiglass boxes that can be stacked or connected end-to-end, depending on how you want them oriented. Each box includes a flash card with the latest version of the software, and they can all be networked together allowing the designs to move from screen to screen. The original version of the PixFlow was created as a permanent 11 screen installation for the Grand Casino in Brussels, so you can probably imagine what kind of price tag we’re talking about if you think this would go great in your den."

Andrew Liszewski