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March 2013 – Ink droplets falling in water
Water’s inherent tendency to form patterns can be observed as simple as with ink droplets falling into water (preferably in a container with flat walls). The impact of the droplet creates vaulting toroidal forms, vortexes resembling jellyfish, and finally, when … Continue reading
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Tagged biomimicry, D'Arcy Thompson, emergence, flow visualization, ink droplets, ink images, pattern formation, Theodor Schwenk, vortex flow, water, water art, water research, water species
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January 2013 – Self-organization
Self-organizing, seemingly out of nothing, the sand-water rolls appear. Where did they come from? The moment before, when the incoming stream reached its highest level and turned, there was only a flat surface of murky water. Self-organization means the spontaneous … Continue reading
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Tagged emergence, Ilya Prigogine, self-organization, self-organizing flow, water
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