March 25, 2026
Zen and the Art of Programming
PROYECTOS
Experimentos creativos y exploraciones digitales.
pit0nisa
EXPANDED LITERATURE
pit0nisa is an anthology that explores the mediumistic nature of computational language. Generated with a Markov-chain algorithm, its poems are an excuse to make the machine speak about itself. The cinematic dimension of the payload sets its own rhythm: the message can be neither accelerated nor slowed down; we face a random, arbitrary oracle.
This project was developed in the workshop Writing Like Machines by Matías Buonfrate and Gerardo Montoya, and included in the Lit(e)Lat V2.0 anthology.
2020HTML · CSS · JavaScript
mc-txt
EXPANDED LITERATURE
mc-txt is a gamified text generator. Based on searches in the Wikipedia API, mc-txt receives extracts related to the provided inputs and uses Markov chains to generate new text.
The project was developed in the workshop Writing Like Machines by Matías Buonfrate and Gerardo Montoya, and included in the Lit(e)Lat V2.0 anthology.
2021React · Nes.CSS
botkowski
BOT
@_botkowski is an X bot inspired by "My Computer" by Charles Bukowski. In that poem, he describes the reactions after buying his first computer: colleagues—and even his editor—feared the machine would end up writing his work.
In "My computer", Bukowski replies:
me? I want to go the next step beyond the computer
This bot fulfills that ambition: it extracts vocabulary from Essential Bukowski: Poetry and recombines the words to create original content on X, preserving his grammar and style.
The bot was born in the Bot Garden workshop, coordinated by Canek Zapata.
2022Gimmick bots · No-code
budín-cam
IOT
BudínCam is a home monitoring system built with an ESP32-CAM connected to WiFi and linked to a Telegram bot.
Through commands like
/photo or /flash, it allows remote image capture and control of the built-in flash.
The project was designed to check on my cat when I'm away—especially to ensure her automatic feeder keeps working.
2024ESP32-CAM · Telegram Bot · IoT
mdq-cyborg
ELECTRONICS
mdq-cyborg is a reimagined Mar del Plata souvenir: a DIY weather station that queries an API to obtain temperature and humidity data—akin to the classic sea lion weather figurines.
The device is built around an ESP-WROOM board connected to three LEDs that translate the API data into humidity levels: blue (normal), violet (medium), and pink (high). Its v1 also featured a DHT22 temperature/humidity sensor, later replaced by the Open-Meteo API.
2024ESP-WROOM · Weather API · LEDs
script-fusión
INSTALLATION
Final project for the Master's in Electronic Arts (UNTREF). The project's website was built in Next.js—frontend and backend—and connected via Bluetooth to a thermal printer.
The backend acts as a parent process and controls a submodule that replicates, through reverse engineering, the printer's original app. We added features such as printing without preserving aspect ratio (to print, for example, long tickets like the recipes we used) and disabling sleep mode (to keep the printer running during the exhibition).
The project was exhibited at Casa Belgrado during the show La pulsión de lo errático.
2024Next.js · Bluetooth · Thermal Printer
loops
ELECTRONICS
Loops is an installation built on an Arduino Mega 2560 board. Through a breadboard, it connects a 16x2 LCD with an I2C module, a 100k-ohm potentiometer, and a series of six LEDs arranged in a circular layout.
The potentiometer controls the processes' frequency. The LCD receives the command and dispatches the poem at the requested tempo. The LEDs react accordingly, completing a full loop. Communication between components happens cyclically.
The project references a poem by @lafatbordieu that encapsulates the rhythm of things and their recursiveness. In the concept of strange loops, as Douglas Hofstadter (author of Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid) says, infinity is implicit—since what else is a loop but a way to finitely represent an endless process?
2024Arduino Mega 2560 · LCD · LEDs
page turner DIY
ELECTRONICS
In April, I ordered a remote-controlled Kindle page turner on Amazon, along with a few other devices to make reading from the couch more comfortable. The shipment was delayed… then delayed again… and eventually canceled with a refund. So I decided to build my own DIY version.
I used an Arduino Pro Mini, an IR sensor, a micro servo, and a generic remote control. The first hurdle was small but classic: the remote had no battery. I solved it with a recycled battery from another device.
The Kindle screen is capacitive, so the servo's tap needed conductivity. I wrapped the arm in aluminum foil and connected it to 3.3V to simulate a finger.
The result: a DIY page turner—functional, precise, and comfortable for reading without moving from the couch.
2025Arduino Pro Mini · IR sensor · Micro Servo Motor