https://multimodal.institute/en/ Multimodal research at the intersection of art, perception, and cognition. en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:45:03 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-24.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-24.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 24, 2026. Today's feed reveals four structural instances of ideamorphic practice: Ai Weiwei's reenactment as ricochet (trauma diffracted through embodied perfor Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:51 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-23.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-23.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 23, 2026. Today's feed reveals a pattern: institutions and systems are beginning to engineer diffraction deliberately—whether through digital resurrection (Berl Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:50 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-21.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-21.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 21, 2026. Today's feed surfaces a single structural resonance: Japanese productivism as a crystallized codex that has inverted into its opposite—maximum emissio Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:31:26 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-19.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-19.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 19, 2026. Today's feed highlights the work of artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, whose multilingual, cross-modal practice exemplifies the ideamorphic concepts of dif Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:00:20 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/publications/2026/04/encounters-with-umberto-eco.html https://multimodal.institute/en/publications/2026/04/encounters-with-umberto-eco.html A dialogue between Umberto Eco and Arnaud Quercy on cryptic languages, the limits of interpretation, and the codex as invariant in ideamorphism. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:30:58 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-18.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-18.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 18, 2026. This article on paraconsistent logic, which rejects the principle of explosion, illustrates the ideamorphic concept of the 'ricochet effect' - where r Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:49 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-17.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-17.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 17, 2026. Today's feed items explore how ideamorphic concepts like codex, diffraction, and generative loss illuminate the development of intellectual paradigms Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:24 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-16.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-16.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 16, 2026. Today's feed covers a range of topics - from the risks of advanced AI systems, to the historical construction of medical categories, to activist resis Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:27 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-15.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-15.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 15, 2026. Today's feed included a philosophical examination of discrimination that resonates with the ideamorphic concept of the 'ricochet effect'. When the und Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:00:19 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-13.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-13.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 13, 2026. This article explores how Nietzsche's anti-ascetic philosophy has been diffracted and reinterpreted through the lens of contemporary transhumanist tho Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:21 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-11.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-11.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 11, 2026. This article on the philosophy of microbiology highlights how the invisible world of microbes challenges human perception and ontological assumptions, Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:00:20 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-10.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-10.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 10, 2026. This study on the role of music in older Koreans' well-being illustrates key ideamorphic concepts like the 'ouverture' (how reception shapes transmiss Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:00:21 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-09.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-09.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 09, 2026. Today's feed items explore ideamorphic perspectives on cognition and ontology, highlighting how experimental philosophy and Buddhist thought challenge Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:44:07 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-07.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-07.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 07, 2026. This study on multisensory perception highlights how the ideamorphic concepts of diffraction and the ouverture can illuminate the mechanisms of attent Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:29:30 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-06.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-06.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 06, 2026. Today's feed highlights how the ideamorphic framework can shed light on literary works, where the reader's unique 'ouverture' shapes the diffraction a Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:20 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-05.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-05.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 05, 2026. Today's feed highlights two cases that resonate with the ideamorphic framework - a legal dispute over a Modigliani painting that reveals the 'ricochet Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:00:24 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/publications/2025/01/encounters-with-taylor-swift.html https://multimodal.institute/en/publications/2025/01/encounters-with-taylor-swift.html A dialogue between Arnaud Quercy and Taylor Swift on directed emission, scripted diffraction, and the question of what genuinely escapes a perfectly closed circuit. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:14:26 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-03.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-03.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 03, 2026. Today's feed items highlight the ideamorphic concepts of dilution, the codex, the ouverture, and the ricochet effect in a range of contexts - from hum Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:21 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-02.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-02.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 02, 2026. Today's news items highlight key ideamorphic themes around the creative potential of AI, the role of the receiver/audience in 'completing' artistic wo Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:28:19 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-01.html https://multimodal.institute/en/reading-notes/2026/04/reading-notes-2026-04-01.html Ideamorphic reading notes for April 01, 2026. Today's ideamorphic landscape reveals several intriguing connections between the research-based art practice and concepts around sensory design, pheno Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:59:41 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0458-origin-point-of-the-ariel-series.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0458-origin-point-of-the-ariel-series.html This workbook page from April 5, 2021 is where the Ariel series began. I was circling around Shakespeare's character — an air spirit bound against his nature to material servitude — and asking myself… Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:59:26 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0891-the-bell-arch-as-encoded-temporal-structure.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0891-the-bell-arch-as-encoded-temporal-structure.html In this étude, I translate the temporal shape of the Lent movement — slow ascent, crest, return — into a spatial configuration: the bell arch. The codex does not produce a static image of the B minor… Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:10:49 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0973-digital-image-documentation-aqc0973_img_full_3799x5699_webp.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0973-digital-image-documentation-aqc0973_img_full_3799x5699_webp.html Asset aqc0973_img_full_3799x5699_webp per MMIDS-DIG-2025: Digital image of After the Crossing (AQC0973) by Arnaud Quercy. Format: WebP. Resolution: 3799x5699 px. Size: 1452643 bytes. SHA-256:… Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:48:46 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0973-motion-after-diffraction-does-the-idea-survive-the-crossing.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0973-motion-after-diffraction-does-the-idea-survive-the-crossing.html The Manifesto states: "The wave seeks to continue. Not your name. Not your ego. The invariant — the structural skeleton that survives translation — persisting through ouverture after ouverture,… Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:45:44 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0973-the-spiral-opening-as-generative-loss-a-trial-reading.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0973-the-spiral-opening-as-generative-loss-a-trial-reading.html I am attempting to read the spiral seam that runs through this form as a material instantiation of Proposition 13 — Generative Loss. The Proposition states: "1 ≠ 1 is the equation of everything that… Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:45:44 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0973-physical-specifications.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0973-physical-specifications.html Arnaud Quercy created 'After the Crossing' (AQC0973), a sculpture measuring 15.0 × 34.0 × 15.0 cm, weighing 1.5 kg, in 2026 in France. The work is realized in Ceramic on Wood Block. It is part of the… Sun, 29 Mar 2026 13:15:04 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0972-digital-image-documentation-aqc0972_img_full_3999x4999_webp.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0972-digital-image-documentation-aqc0972_img_full_3999x4999_webp.html Asset aqc0972_img_full_3999x4999_webp per MMIDS-DIG-2025: Digital image of The Public Scribe (AQC0972) by Arnaud Quercy. Format: WebP. Resolution: 3999x4999 px. Size: 1006612 bytes. SHA-256:… Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:53:13 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0972-physical-specifications.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0972-physical-specifications.html Executed in Ceramic on Wood Block, 'The Public Scribe' (AQC0972) by Arnaud Quercy measures 20.0 × 28.0 × 13.0 cm, weighing 1.69 kg. This sculpture was created in 2026 in France. It is part of the… Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:53:00 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0972-illustration-or-embodiment-a-question-the-series-carries.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0972-illustration-or-embodiment-a-question-the-series-carries.html In making this piece, I was trying to hold a distinction I find difficult to resolve: the difference between illustrating the ideamorphic transmission model in three dimensions, and actually… Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:34:23 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0972-the-relay-naming-a-gap-in-the-transmission-model.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0972-the-relay-naming-a-gap-in-the-transmission-model.html I am trying to think through whether this sculpture identifies a role in the ideamorphic transmission chain that the Propositions do not yet explicitly name — the relay. The Propositions speak of… Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:34:23 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/publications/2026/03/the-infrastructure-is-the-artwork-mmi-as-meta-emission.html https://multimodal.institute/en/publications/2026/03/the-infrastructure-is-the-artwork-mmi-as-meta-emission.html Arnaud Quercy argues that the Multimodal Institute is itself an artwork — a structured emission whose invariant is infrastructure, not instance. PUB-PAP0003. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:02:26 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/the-31-propositions-of-ideamorphism.html https://multimodal.institute/en/the-31-propositions-of-ideamorphism.html The complete theoretical framework of ideamorphism in 31 propositions: ontology, practice, transmission, conditions, and the ethics of creative emission. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:15:09 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0971-physical-specifications.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0971-physical-specifications.html Measuring 21.0 × 30.0 cm, weighing 0.1 kg, the painting 'G minor 7 - Research on Harmony - Variation 2' (AQC0971) was created by Arnaud Quercy in France in 2026. The work employs Acrylic on Paper. It… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:58:08 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0971-computational-image-analysis-aqc0971.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0971-computational-image-analysis-aqc0971.html The artwork G minor 7 - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 (AQC0971) by Arnaud Quercy underwent comprehensive computational analysis on 2026-03-05. Method: k-means clustering with 10 colors extracted.… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:54:52 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0971-digital-image-documentation-aqc0971_img_full_1882x2823_webp.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0971-digital-image-documentation-aqc0971_img_full_1882x2823_webp.html The artwork G minor 7 - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 (AQC0971) by Arnaud Quercy is documented via digital image asset aqc0971_img_full_1882x2823_webp. Following MMIDS-DIG-2025 standards:… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:54:44 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0970-physical-specifications.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0970-physical-specifications.html Executed in Acrylic on Paper, 'Bb7sus - Research on Harmony' (AQC0970) by Arnaud Quercy measures 15.0 × 21.0 cm, weighing 0.1 kg. This painting was created in 2026 in France. It is part of the… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:46:55 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0970-computational-image-analysis-aqc0970.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0970-computational-image-analysis-aqc0970.html Analysis record: Bb7sus - Research on Harmony (AQC0970) by Arnaud Quercy. Method: k-means. Parameters: 10 colors. Metrics: color distribution, texture, brightness, spatial patterns. Completed:… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:43:24 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0970-digital-image-documentation-aqc0970_img_full_1502x2253_webp.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0970-digital-image-documentation-aqc0970_img_full_1502x2253_webp.html Per MMIDS-DIG-2025, WebP image (1502x2253 px, 716737 bytes) with SHA-256 ca0635f55e0bdb42e9473b54b8ee6973470afa66301aa0cba24f0b0e78ad1637 documents artwork Bb7sus (AQC0970) by Arnaud Quercy. Asset… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:43:13 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0969-physical-specifications.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0969-physical-specifications.html Measuring 15.0 × 21.0 cm, weighing 0.1 kg, the painting 'G7 - Research on Harmony' (AQC0969) was created by Arnaud Quercy in France in 2026. The work employs Acrylic on Paper. It is part of the… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:32:59 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0969-computational-image-analysis-aqc0969.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0969-computational-image-analysis-aqc0969.html Computational image analysis of artwork G7 - Research on Harmony (AQC0969) by Arnaud Quercy using k-means clustering method with 10 color extraction parameters. Analysis includes color distribution,… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:31:01 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0969-digital-image-documentation-aqc0969_img_full_1753x2630_webp.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0969-digital-image-documentation-aqc0969_img_full_1753x2630_webp.html Digital image asset aqc0969_img_full_1753x2630_webp documents artwork G7 - Research on harmony (AQC0969) by Arnaud Quercy. Technical specifications per MMIDS-DIG-2025: resolution 1753x2630 px, WebP… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:29:22 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0968-computational-image-analysis-aqc0968.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0968-computational-image-analysis-aqc0968.html K-means clustering analysis (10 colors) performed on artwork D5 (Power Chord) - Research on harmony - variation 1 (AQC0968) by Arnaud Quercy on 2026-03-05. Documentation includes: color families,… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:18:26 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0968-digital-image-documentation-aqc0968_img_full_1753x2630_webp.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0968-digital-image-documentation-aqc0968_img_full_1753x2630_webp.html The artwork D5 (Power Chord) - Research on harmony - variation 1 (AQC0968) by Arnaud Quercy is documented via digital image asset aqc0968_img_full_1753x2630_webp. Following MMIDS-DIG-2025 standards:… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:16:58 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0968-physical-specifications.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0968-physical-specifications.html Arnaud Quercy created 'D5 (Power Chord) - Research on harmony - variation 1' (AQC0968), a painting measuring 15.0 × 21.0 cm, weighing 0.1 kg, in 2026 in France. The work is realized in Acrylic on… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:16:41 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0967-physical-specifications.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0967-physical-specifications.html Executed in Acrylic on Paper, 'Eb major 7 - Research on harmnony' (AQC0967) by Arnaud Quercy measures 21.0 × 21.0 cm, weighing 0.1 kg. This painting was created in 2026 in France. It is part of the… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:11:43 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0967-computational-image-analysis-aqc0967.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0967-computational-image-analysis-aqc0967.html The artwork Eb major 7 - Research on harmnony (AQC0967) by Arnaud Quercy underwent comprehensive computational analysis on 2026-03-05. Method: k-means clustering with 10 colors extracted. Metrics… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:08:01 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0967-digital-image-documentation-aqc0967_img_full_2154x2154_webp.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0967-digital-image-documentation-aqc0967_img_full_2154x2154_webp.html The artwork Eb major 7 - Research on harmnony (AQC0967) by Arnaud Quercy is documented via digital image asset aqc0967_img_full_2154x2154_webp. Following MMIDS-DIG-2025 standards: 2154x2154 px… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:07:52 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0966-physical-specifications.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0966-physical-specifications.html Arnaud Quercy created 'Em7b5 - Research in harmony' (AQC0966), a painting measuring 21.0 × 21.0 cm, weighing 0.1 kg, in 2026 in France. The work is realized in Acrylic on Paper. It is part of the… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:03:59 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0966-computational-image-analysis-aqc0966.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0966-computational-image-analysis-aqc0966.html Analysis record: Em7b5 - Research in harmony (AQC0966) by Arnaud Quercy. Method: k-means. Parameters: 10 colors. Metrics: color distribution, texture, brightness, spatial patterns. Completed:… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:37:33 +0000 https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0966-digital-image-documentation-aqc0966_img_full_2046x2046_webp.html https://multimodal.institute/en/nanopubs/2026/03/AQC0966-digital-image-documentation-aqc0966_img_full_2046x2046_webp.html Asset aqc0966_img_full_2046x2046_webp per MMIDS-DIG-2025: Digital image of Em7b5 - Research in harmony (AQC0966) by Arnaud Quercy. Format: WebP. Resolution: 2046x2046 px. Size: 1338575 bytes.… Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:36:50 +0000