Everything, made simple, 2025
Single-thread embroidery on cotton
16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in / 42 x 42 cm


A Long Thread and Everything Made Simple are companion works that carry out the motif of the continuous line, stitched into fabric in a quiet tribute to pioneering media artist Herbert W. Franke. These lines become a symbol of connection, continuity, and the unpredictability that lies at the heart of both nature and code. Proceeds from both works were donated to the Foundation Herbert W. Franke, with a focus on funding the digitization of his manuscripts.

This particular piece, which originally exists as a digital NFT, has been plotted on paper multiple times. However, this stitched version is a unique artifact: executed in inverted colors—black on white rather than the original white on black—converted into embroidery machine file format using the artist’s custom generative process, and produced on the artist’s own embroidery machine. The work comprises a total of 90,147 stitches. This singular execution required a reworking of the original algorithm to allow for varying stroke widths while preserving the integrity of a continuous, single-thread process.