Leander Herzog is a Swiss artist who codes generative works, mostly in JavaScript and GLSL that run directly in the browser, building simple rule-based systems that produce complex, often audiovisual results. Herzog started making images with code in 2006, then worked full-time as a web designer and engineer from 2009 to 2021. In 2021 Herzog minted a first NFT, 93e94d456959, on Hic et Nunc.
Herzog's design career began in the mid-2000s generative art scene, learning Processing through a workshop led by Marius Watz. Before turning to code, Herzog painted graffiti, a practice set aside after growing tired of the physical labor it demanded. Alp comprises 150 minimalistic abstract compositions of Swiss landscapes. Returns, released on fxhash, is an interactive SVG collection of 500 pieces that combines interactivity, color and minimalist sculptural form. Very Large Array pairs WebGL visuals with Web Audio API sound to produce a looping audiovisual generative collection. Flips (2022) grows a recursive tree structure, branch by branch, placing a colored point at each endpoint, an image built from generative logic rather than any deliberate reference to graffiti's spray-paint aesthetic.
