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in
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2005, pp 369–87.
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Alva Noë,
Strange Tools,
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Renato Mirollo and Steven Strogatz, ‘Synchronization
of
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Gilbert Simondon,
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2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Images
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Robin Meier, photos Nikolai Zheludovich.
Produced by Audemars Piguet Art Commission 2015
Synchronicity
Synchronicity
is a
series of artworks including
a
filmed experiment
with synchronising
fireflies
in Thailand and
a
large-scale
installation where live
fireflies,
crickets and various objects are
synchronised with each other. Achieved by emitting
specific
light
patterns for the
fireflies
and sounds for the crickets, the work asks
the question: Can the common rules of self-organisation ...
