Kim AsendorfPixel Sorting

Biography● Born 1981 in Achin Germany

● Graduated with a computer science

degree from Technical University of

Bremen

● Student at the School of Art and

Design Kassel

● Invented pixel sorting by writing an

algorithm he made Open Source

Biography● Draws inspiration from internet and

pop culture

● In one piece, Solo show in Sim City

(2011), Kim used the video game Sim

City 2000 to build different land

masses and buildings using the

game’s assets. He then used the

game’s artwork to create a series of

animated gifs

Process - Pixel Sorting● Isolation of horizontal and vertical lines of pixels and sorting of their positions by

hue, saturation, or brightness.

Process - Pixel Sorting● Sorting is accomplished through the

use of scripts and an application called

Processing

● Kim Asendorf wrote a popular script

for Processing

Process - Pixel Sorting● Once you have the Processing app…

○ Update the script with your images

file name and type

○ Hit RUN

○ Your new image is pixel sorted and

saved.

Process - Pixel Sorting● You can change the modes of sorting

to yield different effects.

● Changing the modes tells the script

where to begin sorting and where to

stop in each column or row.

● If this didn't happen it would look like

a huge gradient. No interesting

patterns.

Process - Pixel Sorting● MODE 0 (Black Mode)

○ Script will begin sorting when it finds a

non-back pixel, and stop when it finds a

black pixel.

Process - Pixel Sorting● MODE 1 (Brightness Mode)

○ Script will begin sorting when it finds a

bright pixel, and stop when it finds a dark

pixel.

Process - Pixel Sorting● MODE 2 (White Mode)

○ Script will begin sorting when it finds a

non-white pixel, and stop when it finds a

white pixel.

Artwork

Artwork pt.2

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"Kim Asendorf - 2 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy." 11 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy. Accessed September 24, 2018.

Phil. "How to Glitch Images Using Pixel Sorting." Datamoshing. Accessed September 24, 2018.