STARRY TURBULENCE

REAL-TIME FLUID DYNAMICS THROUGH INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION

INTERATIVE & COLLABORATIVE TOOLS

GENERATIVE SPATIAL STRATEGIES

GENERATIVE SPATIAL STRATEGIES

GENERATIVE SPATIAL STRATEGIES

CROSS-SCALE ARCHITECTURE

CROSS-SCALE ARCHITECTURE

CROSS-SCALE ARCHITECTURE

Institution

Location

New York, NY

Date

2025

Role

Concept Development, Algorithm Design, Visual Programming, Interactive System Architecture

Original Exhibition Team

Original Exhibition Credits

Post-Exhibition Development

Acknowledgments

Living Paintings of Invisible Currents

Starry Turbulence transforms the invisible choreography of fluid dynamics into living art. The platform generates flowing patterns reminiscent of Van Gogh's swirling night sky, where countless particles dance through customizable vortex fields. Each field becomes a conductor of movement, creating clockwise or counter-clockwise rotations that mirror the natural forces shaping our built environment. Golden streams represent the warm currents that rise through spaces, while cool blue torrents reveal the pathways of refreshing breezes. These particles leave luminous trails across the canvas, painting a visual memory of movement that evolves continuously, creating an ever-changing portrait of forces that animate space but remain forever hidden from direct perception.

Sculptural Control of Dynamic Forces

The platform introduces a revolutionary approach to shaping flow patterns through elliptical field manipulation. Each vortex field becomes a malleable entity, stretched and compressed like architectural elements responding to site conditions. Cardinal control points allow transformation from perfect circles to elongated channels, mimicking how natural forces adapt to constraints: wind squeezing between buildings, water finding its path through narrow passages. Multiple pre-configured fields create unique landscapes of movement with each iteration, while rotational capabilities enable diagonal flow corridors that echo the complex geometries of urban environments. This elliptical thinking moves beyond simple radial assumptions, embracing the asymmetric realities of how fluids navigate the built world.=

Location

New York, NY

Date

2025

Team

Yunhao Zhong (Personal Research)

Role

Concept Development, Algorithm Design, Visual Programming, Interactive System Architecture

Orchestrating Complexity Through Intuitive Gestures

The platform operates through three fundamental modes of engagement: observation, manipulation, and transformation. In the active manipulation mode, control becomes intuitive: dragging points reshapes the very essence of flow, while repositioning centers redirects entire streams of movement. Multiple fields can be selected and controlled simultaneously, enabling the orchestration of complex interactions where air streams converge and water patterns compound. Six archetypal transformations (Nebula, Galaxy, Particle, Crystalline, Organic, Digital) instantly reorganize the entire field, each representing different organizational principles found in natural and urban environments. The system learns from each interaction, gradually developing more nuanced responses to user intentions, evolving from tool into collaborative intelligence that grows more sophisticated with every creative session.

Where Science Becomes Poetry

This work dissolves the traditional boundary between analytical precision and expressive beauty. The underlying physics follows the fundamental laws governing fluid motion, yet the visual language deliberately echoes Van Gogh's luminous technique: golden brilliance at the heart of each vortex fading to deep cosmic blues at the periphery. This artistic sensibility transforms intimidating computational complexity into accessible poetry, making the invisible visible through beauty rather than mere technical accuracy. The platform's reach extends across multiple scales of human inhabitation: the gentle drift of pedestrians through spaces, the invisible breath of buildings through their mechanical systems, the grand choreography of wind moving through urban canyons, the urgent flow of water seeking its path through designed landscapes. Each application reveals new possibilities for understanding the fluid nature of our lived environment.

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