selenotrope.net

A selenotrope is a moon-stalking imaginary plant.

On selenotrope.net, you will find a selection of Shadi’s latest projects, starting with the selenotrope tree, a new way to represent web content as an abstract particle system.

Below is a demo of what a selenotrope looks like. Click on it to view it full screen.





Click here to interact with the selenotrope. You navigate it by clicking on a given word, unfolding new branches.

Featured selenotrope.net projects are: twinkle twinkle… a visual collective poetry writing experiment, remains of the night a media installation that algorithmically generates movies based on stories users enter, and imagine si ceci a film reverie around nature and industrial civilization that is also generated live and different every time you watch it.
On selenotrope.net you will also find two short films I have directed: l’âge nu and l’impeccable douceur des bulles de savon.

about the author

Shadi el-Hajj is a new media artist, designer and developer exploring various forms of interaction design in live and networked environments.

Shadi combines a background in photography and filmmaking on one hand with advanced programming and engineering skills on the other hand. He strives to leverage this encounter of disciplines to produce engaging experiences for the web, gallery installations and live performances. His work has been shown at various exhibitions.

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