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Process 18, by Casey Reas (2006).
Software, Variable dimensions. 
https://vimeo.com/21963467

(Two-minute capture from generative software.) 

Process 18 is an interpretation of the Process 18 text:

Process 18
A rectangular surface filled with instances of Element 5, each with a different size and gray value. Draw a quadrilateral connecting the endpoints of each pair of Elements that are touching. Increase the opacity of the quadrilateral while the Elements are touching and decrease while they are not.

Element 5:
Form 2: Line
Behavior 1: Move in a straight line 
Behavior 5: Enter from the opposite edge after moving off the surface
Behavior 6: Orient toward the direction of an Element that is touching
Behavior 7: Deviate from the current direction

I remember these well, Casey’s written instructions were a nod to Lewitt etc. It seemed like a way to work out a generative methodology at the time.

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Art and code since 1994. https://linktr.ee/mariuswatz

Thanks Marius, I really like the simplicity and transparency of these systems. As you say, very similar to Lewitt in that regard. I also like this larger "compendium" as an interrogation of the elements and behaviours, it feels raw, and really showcases the emergence of complexity from beautifully simple instructions.