Meltdown (2023–26) by Andreas Gysin departs from a deceptively simple premise: programming languages, though invisible in daily life, carry an inherent rhythm and graphic quality. In this work, code becomes both subject and instrument: the same source text that drives the transformation is itself the material being transformed. As abstract patterns shift and reconfigure on screen, the structural "groove" of the language becomes felt rather than read. Where much contemporary algorithmic art obscures its inner workings, Gysin's practice does the opposite: the mechanics are fully exposed, the wonder arriving not from opacity but from radical transparency, something minimal, yet alive.

Code is tower.

Created for Bright Moments Paris, Descent uses characters from code page 437 (the character set from the original IBM PC) to visually represent depth. The piece guides viewers on an endless journey along a column where characters transform from their original meanings into abstract shapes and structures.

Crush is a generative NFT series that displays fragments of its own source code in realtime on an ASCII grid. Constantly scrolling, vibrantly colored symbols, letters, and numbers float through a black void, creating endless loops of frenetic, geometric patterns.