title: Generative Archiving with Zintis

An installation on the reproduction of cultural artifacts. Photographs, paintings, and poetry courtesy of Zintis: The Quarterly American–Latvian Magazine for Art, Literature, and Science (1960–1965) were digitized and preloaded as data in a Processing sketch.

Interaction with a bespoke controller enabled editing over predetermined parameters. Input channels corresponded to specific variables within the creative environment determining grid size, text layout, and layering of images.

Users collaborate in the reproduction of cultural materials through direct, physical engagement with archived content by subverting conventional design tools. Compositions were automatically saved and later printed.

Completed under guidance from D. Josh Cook at Loyola University Chicago.