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  • Images: 122
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    An Archive of the Age of AI Experiments from my doctoral thesis, Empire of Clouds. Six years of research entangling cosmos and algorithm. An iridescent data breeze. Explore the Experiments © Mete Kutlu, 2026

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    Between Cosmos and Algorithm

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    This is the alchemical Cup of Jamshid. It contains the elixir of immortality and reveals, on the surface of its wine, the destiny of all beings in the universe. Alexander the Great and Süleyman the Magnificent are said to have drunk from it. Tap the cup to reveal the seven celestial spheres and the world at their center.

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    Discover the experiments through their geographic locations.

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    This world map is based on a three-dimensional reconstruction of a medieval mappamundi drawn by the Andalusian geographer al-Idrisi in 1154 for Roger II, king of Sicily.

    North is at the bottom and south at the top. Constantinople occupies the center of the world. At its edge rises Mount Qaf, the mythical mountain chain described as being formed of chrysolite.

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    You are inside the iconosphere.
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    Each particle represents a pixel extracted from an image in the archive.

    Click these virtual atoms to explore a hundred worlds hidden within.

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