gaia.log documents the full scope of the gaia.exe installation, from conceptual grounding to technical execution, in a two-part publication built around its structure.
Part A is the written thesis: a theoretical inquiry into synthetic ecologies, ecological fragility, and the aesthetics of interdependence. Drawing from natural feedback systems, interdependence, embodied design and digital nature, it outlines a language for thinking through artificial life.
Part B traces the design and construction of the installation, detailing a process shaped by sketches, system building, sensor schematics, and iterative coding. Its many interlinked components emerged through cycles of testing, tuning, and feedback; a system in constant negotiation with itself.