SECTIONS / on (neg)entropic processes

SECTIONS / on (neg)entropic processes is a series of experiments involving the preparation and compression of complex, homogeneous solutions between two layers of glass. By applying external mechanical forces — such as shaking, stirring, and pressing — alongside embedded chemical dynamics, these preparations are initially saturated with potential energy and set into highly unstable states. When left to rest, the systems (solution-glass-environment) begin moving towards equilibrium, developing highly complex structures.

Over time, these systems form micro-universes of colors and bi-dimensional shapes, carved out and refined by invisible forces down to the atomic level. This process opens up an infinite scale of details and orders of organic quality.

Depending on their size and composition, these works may take weeks, months, or even years to stabilize. However, this is only according to human perceptions. While the processes of evolution decelerate exponentially, transformation will forever continue to occur, though at a pace that tends to be unnoticeable. Therefore, these experiments can be understood as open-ended and ongoing.

This methodology is inspired by microscopy practices, where glass slides are used to isolate planar portions of preparations before to be placed against a focalised light for observation. This process of reducing and simplifying a phenomenon to a portion of itself enables what biologists call a «section» or «slice» in English, known as «une coupe» (a cut) in French.