# Catalog — Mark Walhimer archive

**Public archive** of works. Each entry is a folder; each folder has a **markdown file for that folder**. Artworks add a **markdown file for the artwork**. Work in progress (HTML, code) lives in the matching path under **`sketches/`** until a piece is canonical → **`installations/`** and/or homepage.

Repo: [walhimer-studio/walhimer.github.io](https://github.com/walhimer-studio/walhimer.github.io) · Site: [mark-walhimer.com](https://mark-walhimer.com)

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## Studio direction (all artwork)

**Every catalog entry follows one pipeline:** Machine DNA · title + seed · lifeline · sketch → ship → publish. Votive witness or surrender mirror — not all pieces are interactive. **Publish gate:** every public HTML file must be self-contained — full repo passes `python3 _scripts/check_self_contained.py` before commit (see artwork pipeline checklist).

| | |
|--|--|
| **Living checklist (site)** | [Artwork pipeline](https://mark-walhimer.com/practice/artwork-pipeline.html) — updated ongoing |
| **Catalog summary** | [STUDIO-DIRECTION.md](./STUDIO-DIRECTION.md) |

When you write `{artwork}.md`, align with that direction (seed, species, mode, bodies). New series and submissions still use [docs/submission-and-series-structure.md](../docs/submission-and-series-structure.md).

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## Structure (same for every entry)

```
catalog/
├── README.md                 ← this file — the catalog section
└── {folder}/
    ├── README.md             ← markdown for this folder
    ├── {subfolder}/          ← optional (series, opportunity, year, …)
    │   ├── README.md         ← markdown for this folder
    │   ├── {artwork}.md      ← artwork statement (when applicable)
    │   └── …
    └── …

sketches/{same-path}/        ← WIP code (mirrors catalog project folders)
```

**When you start a new work:** read [STUDIO-DIRECTION.md](./STUDIO-DIRECTION.md) and the [artwork pipeline](https://mark-walhimer.com/practice/artwork-pipeline.html). Create a folder under `catalog/` and write its folder `README.md` (or `index.html` when the folder hub is HTML). Add `{artwork}.md` when the piece has a name. Add WIP files under `sketches/{same-path}/`. To backfill or register mirrors in bulk: `python3 _scripts/bootstrap_catalog_mirrors.py` (then reorder + refresh + self-contained check).

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## Catalog order (newest first)

Series on the [public catalog](../sketches/index.html) and the **Entries** table below stay in sync.

| Rule | Detail |
|------|--------|
| **Series order** | Newest → oldest by **mtime of the catalog folder index file** |
| **Index file** | `catalog/{folder}/index.html` when present; until then `README.md` |
| **Files in a series** | Newest → oldest by file mtime |
| **Refresh** | `python3 _scripts/reorder_series_by_index_mtime.py` then `python3 _scripts/refresh_catalog.py` |

After every catalog folder has an `index.html`, the sort key is always that file — not the sketches mirror alone.

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## Entries

Ordered **newest first** by catalog folder index file mtime (see `_scripts/reorder_series_by_index_mtime.py`).

| Folder | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| [april-25/](./april-25/) | april 25 |
| [machine-dna-studio/](./machine-dna-studio/) | machine dna studio |
| [light-art/](./light-art/) | light art |
| [loop-art-critique-2026/](./loop-art-critique-2026/) | loop art critique 2026 |
| [technical/](./technical/) | technical |
| [loop-snippets/](./loop-snippets/) | loop snippets |
| [breathing-columns/](./breathing-columns/) | breathing columns |
| [spatial-orchestrator/](./spatial-orchestrator/) | spatial orchestrator |
| [miscellaneous/](./miscellaneous/) | miscellaneous |
| [binary-partitions/](./binary-partitions/) | binary partitions |
| [mint-nft/](./mint-nft/) | mint nft |
| [gradients-color/](./gradients-color/) | gradients color |
| [audioscape/](./audioscape/) | audioscape |
| [reading-the-sky/](./reading-the-sky/) | reading the sky |
| [shelves/](./shelves/) | shelves |
| [cubes/](./cubes/) | cubes |
| [word-art-text/](./word-art-text/) | word art text |
| [numbered-pieces/](./numbered-pieces/) | numbered pieces |
| [three-js-lve/](./three-js-lve/) | three js lve |
| [convergence-era/](./convergence-era/) | convergence era |
| [traveling-landscape/](./traveling-landscape/) | traveling landscape |
| [living-commons/](./living-commons/) | living commons |
| [machine-dna-early-sketches/](./machine-dna-early-sketches/) | machine dna early sketches |
| [loop-machine-aesthetic/](./loop-machine-aesthetic/) | loop machine aesthetic |
| [bloom/](./bloom/) | bloom |
| [moon-walking/](./moon-walking/) | moon walking |
| [emergent-discs/](./emergent-discs/) | emergent discs |
| [2026-ars-electronica/](./2026-ars-electronica/) | 2026 ars electronica |
| [2026-lumen-prize-machine-aesthetic/](./2026-lumen-prize-machine-aesthetic/) | 2026 lumen prize machine aesthetic |
| [tezos-early-works/](./tezos-early-works/) | tezos early works |
| [surrender/](./surrender/) | surrender |
| [miradas-tangentes-2026/](./miradas-tangentes-2026/) | miradas tangentes 2026 |
| [artist-commons/](./artist-commons/) | artist commons |
| [async-museums/](./async-museums/) | async museums |
| [vhawards-2026/](./vhawards-2026/) | vhawards 2026 |
| [artblocks-2026/](./artblocks-2026/) | artblocks 2026 |
| [loop-art-critique-alumni-show-2026/](./loop-art-critique-alumni-show-2026/) | loop art critique alumni show 2026 |
| [actz-june-myths-legends-2026/](./actz-june-myths-legends-2026/) | actz june myths legends 2026 |
| [byob-cdmx/](./byob-cdmx/) | byob cdmx |
| [the-wrong-biennale/the-wrong-eclipse-august-2026/](./the-wrong-biennale/the-wrong-eclipse-august-2026/) | The Wrong Biennale — The Wrong Eclipse · August 2026 · *Listening to the Sky* |
| [the-wrong-biennale/](./the-wrong-biennale/) | The Wrong Biennale — submissions and opportunities |