contemplatovedigitalobjects
Contemplative Digital Objects
ensō ring |
a contemplative digital object
An enso circle or ensō (円相) is a minimalist Japanese symbol that features a simple, circular shape that is not filled in, drawn to leave out the outline.
ensō rings represent enlightenment. Enlightenment can be defined as an awakening or understanding of something. With it, your goal is to be enlightened about the beauty of change and emptiness.
I tried to simulate the quality of the ink and watercolor as a living process. A mutating process as an object that is not completely finished yet perfectly complete.
“Form is emptiness (śūnyatā), emptiness is form.”
Nimitta |
Contemplative Digital Object 02
Sanskrit for ‘sign’, nimitta is a characteristic mark which acts as a sign to identify the experience of deep concentration on entering a deep state of meditation.
The user tries to synchronize their breathing pattern to the parameters of the breathing loop. It can adjust the speed and the color. Try for 5 minutes as day.
Contemplation of the Body (Ānāpānasati)
Breathing in long, the practitioner knows ‘I am breathing in long.’
Breathing in short, the practitioner knows ‘I am breathing in short.’
Breathing out long, the practitioner knows ‘I am breathing out long.’
Breathing out short, the practitioner knows ‘I am breathing in short.’
The practitioner trains with ‘breathing in, I experience the whole body.’
‘Breathing out, I experience the whole body.’
The practitioner trains with, ‘breathing in, I calm the bodily formation.’
‘Breathing out, I calm the bodily formation.’
Pāli Canon
chromatic crescent |
Contemplative Digital Object 03
Shader in webgl experimenting with color perception while color changing at the same pace.
