For the group show Is It A Good Time at Mana Contemporary, curated by Nicky Ni and Maryam Faridani, Amay Kataria extended his previous project Center of (Varying) Gravity to create a generative video work. This was developed by creating multiple iterations of the original shader, recording image sequences from it, and compiling it into a moving image narrative. The sound was created using a generative audio patch developed in VCV Rack.
This original work was developed as part of the open-call by Martin gallery in Chicago where Amay Kataria participated in the fourth edition of the LOCUS show. Center of (Varying) Gravity was developed for that exhibition. This work draws from the visual language of fractal patterns to create a generative-meditative simulation of light, and is a visual response to a writing prompt by Chicago based literary artist, Brianna Santina. It takes its point of departure in the context of unpredictability and readjustment to devise a symbol of courage and motivation to face the varying uncertainty. Due to its mathematical nature, the simulation evolves with time while refracting a myriad of colors that are inspired from the writer’s description of a personal state of transformation during the Covid-19 lockdown in Chicago.
