Systems.

Society is built from networks. It’s a system. In other words everything works with everything else.
Everything works without knowledge of anything else.

I remember the slight sense of excitement when I first got a job in a warehouse. Although I knew they existed, it was the first time I had seen one from the inside. I was allowed to see the inner workings and become a part of those workings. I had a similar experience when I got a job in a camera shop and was allowed into the dusty stock room where hundreds of cameras that are treated as rare objects downstairs stack the shelves. It was like I was let into a big secret.

Things occur every day that we don’t see that we are unaware of. Familiar spaces frequently play host to unfamiliar events. Often, we know these things are going on but happily ignore that we cannot see.

I have peeled back this veneer that protects us from the unseen. I have made holes that allow us to see one through the other. Such hidden secrets are never far from the surface if you scratch away at it with questions. Ask the questions you asked as a child about the workings of the world.

Why are there white lines on the road?
Who makes the road signs?
What happens to the water when it goes down the drain?
How do you become an astronaut?
Where do supermarkets get food from?

We take this network for granted. The system works but we don’t see it. Perhaps, like an engine, it would work better if we took it apart and put it back together once in a while. Just to see how it all works.