Genre: generative art

Resolution: 4000 x 4000 px

• 254 DPI at recommended 400 x 400 mm print size
• view fine-art print and framing examples from my Lúthchleasa [lu:hxlˈæsə] collection: KT1Gu5kc4dEejtDGRYjjA5sR3bgnAK7qZFgL (Immutable address on the Tezos blockchain)

The title of this artwork, "Barrlúth binn", may be translated from Gaelic as harmonious (binn) movement of the fingertips (barrlúth). "Barrlúth", in this context, refers to a specific fingernail technique for the metal-strung early Gaelic harp. This medieval instrument, perhaps most familiar nowadays as the national emblem of Ireland, has a distinct and fascinating repertoire and playing style, and is currently undergoing an exciting renaissance.

Singing is at the centre of my artistic practice. Orbiting this centre is the music of the early Gaelic harp. As a multimedia artist I integrate fine-art digital prints, audiovisual installation and live performance to connect outwards from this centre with contemporary audiences. Creating both online and in-real-life (IRL) experiences rooted in the oral traditions I have inherited, I engage the emotions of today's viewers in order to make heart-felt connections with my subject matter, the harmonic nature of singing with harp. I want my audiences to have a visceral, kinesthetic response to my work - only afterwards realising it was made using computer code.

I coded the algorithm which generated this artwork (Beith Ver1.0) in the Clojurescript language, using the quil/p5.js library. When creating my Beith algorithm, I drew inspiration from visual motifs on surviving early Gaelic harps, as well as other early Gaelic art in illuminated manuscripts, ornamental metalwork and stone carvings.

The Beith series is one of five sub-collections within my overall Lúthchleasa [lu:hxlˈæsə] collection, the subject of which is my emotional response to the music of the early Gaelic harp. Throughout the Lúthchleasa [lu:hxlˈæsə] collection, I am investigating my belief that there is a link between the resonating patterns expressed in early Gaelic visual art and harp music. I believe these patterns are structured according to geometric rules, with variation from these rules an idiomatic feature, which may be evoked using mathematical randomness.

Immutable address on the Tezos blockchain for each of the five sub-collections within my overall Lúthchleasa [lu:hxlˈæsə] collection:

• Beith: KT19GgvFszeTctuf9z1f8TJ1bpNcM532MJN8
• Coll: KT1AHckTQA4MwzgMHNhnQCXGXv2i3zLA5WsU
• Fearn: KT1Wzm9am9PdA8skihrAG4mUyjD12nJr2BSH
• Luis: KT1AsAYNXLLfC5cc7oK8ZE8GWBcofFrk5Uvv
• Sail: KT1RNut3HpiGeCbfQ9jezo9Ha7b42tmnWqDf