April

"(...) the notion that there are benefits to sitting on the edge between order and disorder, and hence having adaptative power, rings true in our everyday lives." Neil Johnson (2009). Simply Complexity. A clear guide to complexity theory. Photo by Monica Pinheiro CC BY-NC-SA (CC) March 2025.

April

"(...) the art we tend to find most interesting is also in that middle-ground between complete order and complete disorder - in other words, between being completely boring and completely unintelligible." Neil Johnson (2009). Simply Complexity. A clear guide to complexity theory.. Photo by Monica Pinheiro CC BY-NC-SA (CC) March 2025.

March

"The medium and the message remain the same; only the rules change from one system to the other. Adjust the feedback loops, and a new type of community appears on the screen." Steven Johnson (2001). Emergence: the connected lives of ants, brains, cities and software. Photo by Monica Pinheiro CC BY-NC-SA (CC) March 2025. [Changed image, March 31, 2026. Included text in April 1, 2026]

March

"Emergent behaviors (...) are all about living within the boundaries defined by rules, but also using that space to create something greater than the sum of its parts." Steven Johnson (2001). Emergence: the connected lives of ants, brains, cities and software. Photos by Monica Pinheiro CC BY-NC-SA (CC) March 2025.