Yet, at the same time we do process these things, and when we can't see the pattern, we see chaos. But in the practice of science, technology is changing our vision. Because of computers and new forms of scientific visualization, we are now beginning to see and describe rhythms and patterns and order in places where before we could perceive only chaos or disorder. Scientists are beginning to see an underlying order as they peer into the center of turbulence in a cloud, or even as they examine such prosaic things as the flow of traffic or groceries in and out of a community. They are beginning to describe natural forces in different ways.
Some scientists say it's nothing special, nothing new.
Others say that we are on the verge of a new understanding of the universe. The artists who are presented in this exhibition have made the illumination of these same patterns and forces of nature their life's work. That is what this exhibition is really about-presenting an opportunity for people to consciously and deliberately notice and enjoy the patterns formed by the ordinary stuff that surrounds us. We deliberately left out the complicated technologies from this exhibition wherever possible, but what is going on in the sciences is as extraordinary as the forces presented by these artworks. So we designed the audio tour that accompanies this exhibition as a way to give visitors a taste of those scientific explorations.