This workflow was developed for my exhibition Silence is Louder than Sound at Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco. It demonstrates one application of z0glyphic 913 — a proof of concept for how the language processes raw internet material into physical paintings.

I approach the internet not as a communication tool but as a site of continuous churn. A sprawling database where content is endlessly made, unmade, and remade until its original context collapses into entropy. For this project, a custom script collected online material twice daily from a deliberately conflicting spectrum of sources: satirical publications, conspiracy outlets, anonymous forums. A geopolitical crisis and a trivial meme are equivalent data packets.

A custom script automatically gathers online material twice daily at 09:00 and 21:00. This data forms the project’s raw input—an aggregation of news, satire, conspiracy, outrage, and absurdity drawn from a selection of websites.

Sources: The Onion (satire), InfoWars (conspiracy), Reddit (forum), 4chan (forum)

Organized Into: Absurdity, Dystopian, Glitch-Reality, Techno-Satire

Scraped content is filtered through the z0glyphic 913 language system. The S.M.E. transforms raw internet noise into allegorical scenarios using the recursive logic of NULM and Zonuul. Each article becomes a symbolic artifact.

Each Scenario Contains:

01 — A sentence in z0glyphic language (symbolic glyphs plus words)
02 — An absurdist English translation
03 — A satirical summary with social critique
04 — Thematic keywords (e.g., surveillance, bureaucracy, control)

The z0glyphic 913 app, developed specifically for this project, operates as an autonomous module within the NULM system. It serves as the operational tool for assembling digital collages during the design phase. Trained on a curated visual database of 20 moodboards, each containing approximately 100 images (around 2,000 total), the app organizes visual material from three primary archives according to the compositional logic defined by NULM.

These images are arranged thematically and by row position to maintain structural balance, generating preliminary visual blueprints that guide subsequent stages of layering, screen printing, and painting.

Each scenario generated in Step 2 is entered into the z0glyphic app, which produces a unique five-line formula used to generate the digital collage. The algorithm maps scenario keywords to moodboard categories, visual classifications, and designated row positions, defining the structural logic that guides the assembly process. This is deterministic: one scenario always produces the same formula.

How Matching Works: If a scenario includes the keyword bureaucracy, the system selects images categorized under interiors and diagrams.

According to the 5-line formula outlined in Step 4, specific images are manually selected from the designated moodboards and corresponding rows. Each row contains 10–20 images, introducing a point where human judgment and aesthetic choice enter the process. These selected visuals are then digitally layered in the prescribed sequence, progressing from background to foreground. The resulting composition serves as a visual blueprint that combines algorithmic structure with interpretive decision-making.

Assembly Process:

01 — Background Selection — Choose an image from the designated moodboard and specified row.
02 — Middle Ground Addition — Layer textures or environmental components to establish spatial depth.
03 — Accent Placement — Integrate visual details such as objects or interface elements.
04 — Text Overlay — Apply glyphic or textual components as the final layer when applicable.

Output: A finalized digital collage serving as the preparatory structure for subsequent painting.

The digital collage is transformed into a large-scale painting through a two-part process: first, it’s transferred to canvas using screen printing, then developed further with layers of oil paint.

Stage 1 — Screen-Print: The digital collage is deconstructed into separate layers. Each layer is transferred to screens and printed onto canvas as a base layer. This creates the foundational composition.

Stage 2 — Oil Painting: Once the screen print layers are completed, selected areas are developed with oil paint to introduce material depth. While the algorithm determines the initial parameters, the ultimate result is defined by the physical process and materiality.

The process is intentionally non-linear and recursive. Each physical work evolves through making and remains unfixed, mirroring the shifting nature of z0glyphic 913. Steps 1–5 describe the initial design phase, but this represents only the system’s first iteration. The digital collage serves as a mutable blueprint rather than a final product, transforming through physical engagement during printing and painting. Each layer—screen print, gesture, or accident—feeds back into the digital system, prompting revisions to both images and Scenarios. Early paintings often lead to reworking digital compositions, creating a continuous cycle of mutation.

After completing the main screen print layers, the same screens are reused to generate smaller, unscripted works that follow the same recursive logic. Each finished artwork then reenters the z0glyphic 913 system, producing new glyphs, scenarios, and grammatical structures that expand the lexicon and ensure the process remains in perpetual evolution.