In the organism,
the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Each piece, taken as an
individual, is no more than a flimsy plastic cut-out; mute and powerless, barely
discernable
from the wall on which it hangs. Subtle and virtually colorless, these parts
are incomplete
gears, switches, and conduits. They are organs without bodies and units of potentiality
with
no focus and more importantly no emphasis. They are like tools or weapons: purpose-built
implements for specific tasks, useless without knowledge and skill. Each of
these individuals
is relatively simple, easy to handle, interchangeable, and an inert part of
a large collection.
By putting this population of individual components together in a unfamiliar
environment with
varying degrees of "terrain", "topographies" and focus,
unlimited growth is possible. An
improvisational arrangement begins with gravitational pull and random interactions
become
more sophisticated and systematic until a higher law emerges. Order is created
from the
bottom up as layers and layers of simplicity begin to convey new meaning and
complexity.
The collective emerges more complete and significant than the individual and
the environment is
colonized. The environment becomes an integral part of the organism because
its physical
limits have determined the interactivity of its parts.
This organism is never complete. There is no
fixed final outcome or status. There is always
room for change and paradigm shift. The elements are constantly in a state of
flux, never
completely formed. They are forces reacting to actions. Flexibility and the
potential for future
growth and filtration are emphasized more in this machine than any ultimate
goal or ending.
The journey is the destination in which this is just a moment in time.
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