EMERGENCE
Every complex system begins with a simple rule.
Cell has emerged
Cell — Simple Rules
CHAPTER I
From the simplest computational rules emerge the first autonomous cells, whose local interactions lay the foundation for every higher form of complexity.
How can simple rules produce unexpected complexity?
"Emergent behavior can make a system appear alive - that appearance may reveal more about our own desire to find intention and agency than it does about the system itself."
Casey Reas
Conversation I of II
Jonathan McCabe
Conversation II of II
"A complicated state, undergoing transformation by the simplest of rules"
Next: Chapter II | Pattern
— 11th August
EMERGENCE unfolds one chapter at the time.
Beginning on 28th July, a new chapter emerges every Tuesday, gradually revealing artists and conversations until the exhibition opens on 8th September 2026.
Current Sate – Cell has emerged
The exhibition emerges weekly until its public opening on 8 September.