Form is process
Paul Cezanne Portrait of Ambroise Vollard 1899 If it seems to us today that changes in society happen quickly and unexpectedly, perhaps we ignore (or are unaware of) the stream of events that lead to those changes or “tipping points” as Malcolm Gladwell described them. Individually we often focus on destinations, solutions or targets; our “conscious” minds judge what is relevant or influential and overlook or disregard "everyday" moments or experiences which, in themselves, lack significance. What might be described as atomistic thinking sees these moments as forms that appear, then fade and disappear - which they do - to the “conscious” mind. However, this overlooks their relational potential, either in a straight additive, cumulative sense or as events that mark a tiny shift in perception or state, or as elements that combine to create unexpected or unpredictable "f