Strange Attractor is the first film in the Chaotic Body series, a triptych of short films inspired by Chaos Theory, the dynamic processes it describes, and the associated geometric patterns found in nature.

The piece reinterprets a solo dance performance, where the main character exists within a linear narrative and simultaneously interacts with apparitions of her possible selves, outlining the principles of sensitive dependence on initial conditions.

The past, present and future of the dancer’s movements are imprinted onto a 4D field, an invisible dense stage of forces that drive a particle-based chaotic dance.

The particle system that was developed consists of a series of bespoke algorithms that interpret the dancer’s position, motion and the accompanying soundtrack; translating these variables (in real-time) into a representation inspired by the scientific plotting of strange attractor structures & geometries.