The Ink & Switch team organised a social at the Tldraw office in London to share some recent news and research from the lab. Peter Van Hardenberg gave a presentation on Malleable Software and demo on Patchwork. Loved the bonus super cool demo from Lu Wilson on recent experiments and updates from Tldraw.

I was at the Feel the Sound exhibition today at the Barbican. A genuinely absorbing experience with 11 different installations. The works are spread across the building, even into the car parks and outdoor spaces, and each one explores sound in an unique way.

A few pieces really stayed with me. I found Forever Frequencies by Domestic Data Streamers quite moving. It maps personal memories onto sound, something I'm naturally drawn towards, given my interest in building collective archives that linger long after you’ve left. I also really liked Elsewhere in India's futuristic piece. I'm seeing their work for the second time in London. A visually lush and layered installation that embraces India’s cultural richness and unapologetic maximalism.

There were some more grounding moments too, like encountering classical works by Ryuichi Sakamoto. And then there was Joyride by Temporary Pleasure, lighting up a car park with colour and bass!

This show definitely draws you in. It will make you slow down and notice how sound moves through space, and through you.

I visited the Breaking Lines exhibition at the Estorick Collection. Super thrilled to see some Futurists poetry and Dom Sylvester Houédard's original works on display. Both had significantly informed my thesis in experimental typography and the role of concrete poetry back in 2018. The show does a great job of curating great works from the Italian Futurist movement and in post-war Britain.

At the third edition of Creative Coding Crafts Space, Ajith and I led a workshop where we recreated some iconic algorithmic artworks featured in Tate’s Electric Dreams exhibition. We also rolled these pen-plotted postcards for all participants to take home.