Presented at the Noise Art Fair, Istanbul, from September 17 to 21, 2025, SACRED CODE exhibition explores the resonance of sacred geometry ancestral principles and the exploration of mathematical systems through digital practices.
Realized in collaboration with objkt.com, curation platform for digital art, the exhibition is shown at the fair alongside an online version.
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Artists specifically questioned on this theme, explore different facets; extending it through algorithmic studies, revealing spiritual dimensions or intimate perceptions. They draw inspiration from impossible structures, fractal systems, sacred symbols, which they experiment with according to their own practice and aesthetic grammar.
The theme of sacred geometry reflects the idea that mathematical principles not only describe the world, but may hint at the existence of a fundamental “code”, an underlying order that connects universal forms to the dynamics of matter and life.
There are indeed disturbing similarities we can observe in their structurally geometric organizations: from cell division to crystal growth, from DNA to galaxies... Ancient beliefs saw these as symbols marking the passage between the three worlds: microcosm, human, and cosmos. Through these forms shone a symbolic charge: visual, energetic, and vibrational power.
Transposed into the digital realm, these principles create resonances; the language of numbers and algorithms artificially reproduces processes, materializing a parallel space in which the invisible becomes calculable. This becomes an autonomous territory, an abstract world perceived as an extension of reality.
SACRED CODE is the first opus in a series of thematic exhibitions that will unfold over the long term.
Three sections structure the exhibition:
The fist part, ENCODED BY NATURE, offers reflection on natural codes, through observation of principles that organize matter and life, and their sensitive interpretations via algorithmic creation. This section especially highlights the vibrational aspects of sacred geometry, and ancestral beliefs that certain shapes emit frequencies capable, among other things, of energetic influence.
The duo Dist.cs presents a contemporary vision of it with the interactive work Asymptotic, exploring the animation of fractal systems. By working with waves and movement principles, they offer a hypnotic experience through visually-generated systems from mathematical principles, where in "waveforms" seem to transmit vibrational energy by their motion.
This experience continues with Spøgelsesmaskinen’s Loop Theory series, which explores animated versions of different spiral types, developed in Python code and displayed at 64x64 pixels.
While these series refer to measurable physical principles, the architectures that give harmony to living growth are often imperceptible, yet reveal a deep logic where our eyes sometimes perceive only organic chaos.
In her floral still life series Photosynthesia, created with image generation tools, Vikki Bardot seems to show us an invisible connection between matter and life, a second layer of reality perception. She evokes nature not only by representing its organic substance, but connected with networks and spirals that suggest an underlying structure.
In the second part, SYMBOL, geometry is perceived as a sensitive language, exploring the hidden meanings of symbols.
Horomox re-engages with the notion of protective sacrality and the belief in the energetic power of symbols through the Quantum Air NamKhas series. Inspired by traditional Tibetan Namkhas, made from wood and colored threads representing fundamental aspects of an individual's energy, the artist creates a series conceived as "AI-proof" devices, designed using quantum data and random numbers to resist artificial intelligence interpretation.
The reference to quantum worlds is also present in Rob Scalera’s Decoherence series, inspired by the principle of decoherence. It brings together geometric elements and organic forms that change states through mutual interaction, illustrating the process by which a quantum system, via interaction with its environment, becomes observable.
Through her work, Elhem Younes seeks to translate psychological states into visual forms. The digital sculpture Inner Compass explores a territory between experimentation and symbolism, arranging geometric shapes and emblematic elements, like shells, feathers, organs, into a personal narrative vocabulary.
Goldcat’s universe blends gestures evocative of plastic arts with digital tools. Her digital painting The Great Fold explores geometry in human posture and its symbolic representation. Symmetrical patterns in the composition use codes of motif repetition found in sacred ornamentation. A kaleidoscope directed towards the center creates an optical illusion that seems to invoke infinity, an abyssal reflection of the soul.
The third part, GENESA explores mathematical structures and visual illusion. Like sacred geometry, generative art is founded on the exploration of mathematical principles, creating a multitude of possibilities. At the heart of this is floors & ceilings, a generative series from the collaboration between Kerim Safa and Loackme, which plays with pattern multiplicity using interlocking forms on a hexagonal grid. Inspired by Escher’s impossibles structures and OpArt optical illusions, the works combine algorithmically-generated architectures with animated pattern grids. These illusions of infinite spaces and endless loops invite viewers to reflect on the truthfulness of our perception of reality.
SACRED CODE proposes an encounter between ancestral heritage and digital practice, between beliefs and computational language. Without referencing the sacred directly, the exhibition speaks to the universal, in a world shaped by oppositions, striving to highlight subtle forms connecting humanity, life, and technology.
Noise Art Fair 2025, Istanbul
In collaboration with objkt.com
yapı Kredi bomontiada -– Booth G3
