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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
Artwork pt.3Alpen-Internat-Beatenberg-Talplick(2)_0_.jpg
Bibliography
"About Kim Asendorf - Kim Asendorf." The Sunset Limited - Aica Domingo. Accessed September 24, 2018.
"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.