Basic Information
Title: P-026 Inversion Logique (Logical Inversion)
Artist(s):
Manfred Mohr
Date Created: 1970
Unframed Dimensions: 9 x 9 in.
Medium: Benson plotter drawing on paper
Inventory ID: Mohr-1970-05
Description
signed and dated lower right in graphite
“Tape 1, 107” written in graphite lower left
titled lower left on the reverse of the paper in graphite
hardware: CDC7600
software: Program 21 with FORTRAN
output machine: Benson Plotter
The elements are horizontal, vertical, 45 degree lines, square waves, zig-zags, and have probabilities for line widths and lengths. The algorithm places elements in a horizontal direction and has a high probability to move from left to right and a limited probability to backtrack. The original idea of this algorithm was to create a visual musical score which defies the progression in time by occasionally turning back on itself. Thus at the same time an abstract text is created.