Catastrophic Combinations – Recursion, Contingency and Failure

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Created by Jonghong Park, 'Catastrophic Combinations' explores a recursive system of mechanical repetition where every movement is open to unpredictability and fault. The device facilitates a recursive bonding between a balloon and adhesive tape. Balloon and adhesive tape mounted on the machine become a part of the system and serve as critical components to combine and interact with each differential and repetitive movement. This configuration establishes a recursive complementary relationship in which each influences each other and the influence is reflected itself, and it constantly causes unpredictable deformations of the combination of balloon and adhesive tape. Therefore, this machine is also an attempt to define and prove contingency by deliberately revealing mechanical faults that occur recursively.

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