"The Ordered Random"
Section MS13, Maria Monterro Sierra
Keywords: environment, nature, water, memory, time
Ice acts as a medium to seal natural materials, such as twigs and leaves, from artificial debris, such as metals, creating interactions between organic and artificial elements in a dynamic ecosystem. The material layer invites the viewer to witness the passage of time interacting with the state of matter through ice's gradual and unpredictable melting. The process unfolds on the soil, choosing to evoke the cascading history and nature of the site, St. George's Garden, where human history and natural growth intersect. By recreating and abstracting this coexistence, it is hoped to trigger symbolic conversations about the balance, tension, and adaptation between organic and artificial environments in dynamic ecosystems.
The Ordered Random investigates the self-expression randomness inherent in the growth of natural elements, such as tree branches in a dynamic world. Using ice as a medium, the project wraps natural elements and man-made debris, symbolizing the tension and interaction between these two forces. As ice melts, materials interact, contact, and become entangled in ways that echo the dynamic coexistence of random and ordered. The melting process is a metaphor for the delicate and enduring negotiation between natural growth and human influence, in which randomness emerges even in the imposed system of order.
The work sits above the soil, reflecting the natural habitat of these materials, highlighting the unresolved but harmonious dialogue between natural adaptation and human intervention. By presenting this dynamic process, the project invites viewers to reflect on the resilience of natural systems and the ways in which randomness and order coexist and evolve in shared environments.