The “Emergence in Marfa” Project

Film Logline: In the Texas desert, a new generation of pioneers armed with code and community are pushing the frontier of contemporary art.

Podcast Logline: The code creates the art, but what creates the artist? This companion podcast explores the courage, process, and human stories behind the algorithm.

Description: Hosted by filmmaker Logan Woodyard, each podcast episode is an intimate conversation with a pioneer from the generative art movement, going deeper into the personal journey behind the groundbreaking work featured in the documentary "Emergence in Marfa."

*stream episodes below, new episodes coming in September

  • Marfa, TX

  • Bernar Venet - artist

  • Anna Carreras, PhD - artist

  • Mitchell F. Chan - artist

  • A man with a beard wearing a wide-brimmed hat and blue shirt posing for a photo, with the image being viewed on a camera screen in the foreground. The background has a white corrugated metal wall and a red panel.

    Logan Woodyard - filmmaker

  • Ivo Entchev - investor

  • CJ Carr - musician

  • heeey - artist

  • (moo) OONA - artist

Companion Podcast
Exclusive Preview

Ep 1: The Algorithm and the Monolith: heeey

Generative artist and architect “heeey” discusses turning childhood memories of Barcelona into a powerful statement on tourism- by giving 120 people algorithmic instructions to sculpt a 1200-pound stone monolith with heavy-duty drills.