Reflection: The Way Things Go

In any Rube Goldberg type set up, someone has calculated exactly what needs to happen in order for the next thing in a sequence to happen. You know what to expect. One event causes another and if it doesn’t, there is something inherently wrong with it. Maybe it’s okay for there to be something wrong. Well, not necessarily “okay,” but maybe it works anyway. My favorite thing I’ve learned this semester is that once we know the rules, we can break them. Especially with regards to patterns, sometimes the best way to show pattern is to break it. This draws the viewer attention and makes them think, which is after all, the goal of art.