THE BAND OF ACTORS
A collection of actors creates an ensemble, and harmony becomes second nature as the individuals band together into one. Like humans and animals, plants also collaborate and collect to create expressions of life.
Whether it be a copse of trees, a patch of grass or branches of a canopy, each actor interacts with the whole group in a form of unison. Conflict arises but is mutable with time and tends to subside in a stable and synchronized collection.
This Branch of Musicians, 2022. Printed media collage, 6.24"x 8.25".
There is a pattern or ripple of expression that can course from one individual to another, and becomes a connection that exists outside of mere physical explanation. Herds of animals and schools of fish can maneuver in unison... so can plants. Some blossom all together on a single eventful night, would it would buzz with intense glory if it was expressed as music? Patterns of expression that exist in societies of plants and animals can be easily dismissed by people and their limited senses. Our best method of explaining or relating to other organisms is often reached for in vain except in analogy and personification. When we relate other living organisms and their experiences to our own, we can see life from a less human-centric view. Art allows for analogies to exist beyond the extent of words, into the domain of symbols.
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