While I’m sure they mentioned the term “emergent strategy” at some point during their work with us, it didn’t stick out at the time. They also talked about ferns as fractals, wavicles, starlings, with each one epitomizing an aspect of movement building. They used emblems from nature like mycelium, dandelions, and ants to amplify the energetic properties of movement building: mycelium refers to underground interconnectedness and nourishment, dandelions symbolize resilience, resistance, regeneration, decentralization, and detoxification, and ants speak about cooperation and sustainable collaboration. I signed up to attend two of their workshops and was captivated by their insights. I learned that a group from Detroit called, Complex Movements, would be in residence in south Seattle, leading workshops while developing a participatory installation for the local community. I was eager to connect with them since the energy fueling art for social change seemed quite sporadic locally. I was dumbfounded and grateful to read their mission statement and learned that they were going to support a bunch of socially engaged art practices. There was a moment when we were living in Seattle about 10 years ago, when an organization promoting art for social change, The New Foundation (now sadly extinct), seemed to suddenly arrive on the scene.
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