ABSTRACT

The cuttlefish changes its coloration for purposes of camouflage when stalking prey, for the expression of aggravation in the presence of a threat or adversary, or to express a desire to mate with the opposite sex. The multiple layers of chromatophores, the color cells responsible for the complex chromatic transformations within the dermal layers of the cuttlefish, serve as a guileless, discursive tool which takes the place of verbal expression. Analogous to the transformational effects of the Cuttlefish skin: algorithmic syntax deploys red, green and blue as an integrated communication system of projection. Much like the skin of the cuttlefish, the processing work consists of different layers of red, green, and blue color cells. The algorithmic syntax responsible for this exhibits a seismic, pulsating corrugation of movement that continually evolves over time. Waves of concentrated colors collide, tracing the catastrophes that exist within the underlying systems of numbers and symbols responsible for generating them.