Uploaded December 2015 | Updated September 2026, 56 minutes ago

Fractals tell us something about the way the world works, and this, to me, is just incredible interesting. The idea that something seemingly complex and infinitely detailed can come from very simple beginnings is paradoxical. Either there’s something magic about math that it can do this, or—which I think is more likely—the detail and complexity is just an illusion, enhanced by the fact that our brains with which we perceive this, are made with similar fractal processes.
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music:
"Baraka Theme" from Michael Stearns

$Primeval Replicators Fractals tell us something about the way the world works, and this, to me, is just incredible interesting. The idea that something seemingly complex and infinitely detailed can come from very simple beginnings is paradoxical. Either there’s something magic about math that it can do this, or—which I think is more likely—the detail and complexity is just an illusion, enhanced by the fact that our brains with which we perceive this, are made with similar fractal processes. www.julius-horsthuis.com music: Baraka Theme from Michael Stearns$ $[3D FRACTAL] Sphere Invasion It should actually read ‘Sphere Inversion’, since these ineffable negative space objects are mathematically perfect spheres that invert their surroundings. I’ve seen these types of objects a lot on my fractal journeys, but never before did I truly understand what they were. It seems such a relatively simple idea, yet I’ve never before seen this implemented as a visual effect. I’d love to see examples of this applied to realistic geometry, other than these fractals. I could have also called this film ‘Artifacts’ since it’s full of artifacts such as jitter, motion estimation problems, upscaling issues, etc. Rendering time was limited so I had to compromise. Music is “Inner Fireworks” by the amazing Eric Serra, from the movie Lucy. All is rendered in Mandelbulb3D and composited in After Effects$

$Lingua Naturae Feel like a fractal caving adventure? A quest for the language of nature. by Julius Horsthuis rendered in Mandelbulb3d, with additional techniques in 3DS MAX music: One billion miles out by Banco de Gaia$

$Fractal Worlds - Artechouse (trailer) Fractal Worlds is a 23 minute long, Extremely high-resolution immersive film playing only in Artechouse, together with 8 VR installations and several interactive installations. Opening 7-7-18 Music by David Levy https://www.dc.artechouse.com/fractalworlds$ $Coming Soon: Geometric Properties in ARTECHOUSE NYC Very proud to present my latest collaboration with https://www.artechouse.com/nyc Geometric Properties. Its been such an amazing experience to work with Artechouse in order to create this mind-bending audio-visual installation with music by David Levy and Michael Stearns. Get ready to be immersed in the most technologically-advanced fractal experience yet––one that’ll transport you from the recent past to an ideal future where nature and math inspire. Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/ATHJulius$

$Our Fractal Brains Poetic Fractals. I use fractals for developing skills – they are exercises in framing, composition, typography, color and style. www.julius-horsthuis.com music: Reaching Land by Patrick Ohearn rendered in Mandelbulb3D When we look at our world we search for patterns struggling to make sense of a senseless place Peace is found in chaos as we fill it with purpose Connections create meaning in our Fractal Brains$

$[3D FRACTAL TRIP] A Memory Palace I love the concept op Memory Palaces and wanted to visualize them fractally. Although Im not sure if theyre very useful when they keep morphing like that! http://www.julius-horsthuis.com/ Music: Max Cooper - Symmetry (feat. Tom Hodge) rendered in Mandelbulb3D$

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