Panarchy
Panarchy is a conceptual term first coined by the Belgian philosopher, economist, and botanist Paul Emile de Puydt in 1860, referring to a specific form of governance (-archy) that would encompass all(-pan) others. Panarchy as a topological model accommodates a hierarchy of adaptive cycles interconnected across different scales in time and space. Specifically three major events are considered: 1. Conservation or Consolidation 2. Release or Collapse and 3. Reorganization or Renewal.1 The significance of SEEK2 as an exhibit is that it attempts to put on display, and maintain dynamic symmetries at multiple scales and phases. The gerbils are for the most part agitated within the confines of the glass box and through their movement continuously reconfigure the arrangement of the metal toy blocks. Meanwhile the robotic arm with the aid of recorded data incessantly tries to rearrange the blocks back into its original city organization. This condition is maintained for not too long, before once again the overall organization is disturbed. From this perspective, it can be seen as an act of growing resilience.