Emergence for Video

A made for video version of Emergence, filmed at the LI Children's Museum, in 2008. "Emergence" reflects the concept of systems that come together, break down and ultimately attempt to reform. The work illustrates this concept through allusions to biology, physics and human society. The beginning of the piece reflects formation through biological frameworks. The breakdown is represented by references to viruses invading cells. The collapse is further depicted through explosive, random energy such as the spread of cancerous cells in a body or a society that no longer restrains itself. When this energy burns out, what is left are broken, isolated pieces that attempt to reform and recreate connections. This fails but an underlying force of self-organization is manifest, opening up new possibilities for new systems.