Colony Algorithm 3

Colony Algorithm 2

Colony Algorithm 1

Flocks, Swarms and Ant Colony Optimisation Algorithms

Researching our starting point 'Larval Sac', led me onto the idea of community and organisation. The cyclical nature of life in an insect colony where the larval sac is a stage relying fully on the organisation and success of the community created by other members of the colony. This then led to the idea of the swarm, and swarm intelligence, separate elements combining to form a unit and the idea of Stigmergy; a mechanism of indirect co-ordination between agents or actions. In the ant colony, ants initially wander randomly in search of food. When a food source is located, they lay down a trail as they return to the colony. Less effective routes fade as the swarm concentrates on the optimal path and the effective route is strengthened. This has prompted a series of mixed media drawings. In progress, will follow shortly....

Proces Du Heros (2012)

Reflection on current global economic events.

Survival (2012)

What can I say, s..t happens.

Mixed Media - Bidet, Mirror Glass, Minks, Pheasants wing

Mixed media - Bidet, Mirror Glass, Minks, Pheasants wing

Under Watchful Eye's (2012)

Troika -

Ironically a Russian word for three of a kind, also a Russian vehicle drawn by three horses abreast, for us a tripartite consisting of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

The Butterfly Effect (2012)

The butterfly is both the beginning and the end of a complex chain of life known as metamorphoses.

The same can be said about the twist in the tale of our lives throughout the last number of years on this island. From the economic miracles of the 'Celtic Tiger' era, when Ireland was the envy of the world to the an economic and property meltdown that is going to effect us for many generations to come.


This project is a response to the events that have happened over this period.........