We find ourselves in a world dominated by the spectacle of "ephemeral cycles," characterized by fleeting imageries, rapidly evolving social trends, short-lived product lifecycles, and planned obsolescence, etc.

These cycles, driven by the boom of media and technology, divert our senses from the natural rhythms and processes of life, among which decay, collapse, and dissolution are pivotal yet are often misinterpreted as failures and relics of the past.

Despite the false perception, they are, in fact, an intrinsic part of our existence. From our own bodies undergoing change and self-identity shifts to the ebb and flow of broader societal systems, the processes of collapsing and re-emerging are ever-present elements of our human world. These perpetual cycles mirror the natural world, where ecosystems evolve through periods of growth, maturation, and eventual breakdown, only to give rise to new forms of life and structures.

But, this is not a call to celebrate the collapses—as the underlying logic of this act still follows the logic of opposing duality and hierarchy. Instead, we must seek paths toward adaptation, coexistence, and the cultivation of kinships in a world persistently marred by collapses, intensified by indiscriminate human disruption and dominance of the natural system.

In this space (In order of appearance):
Joshua Carlos Barrera, Zhijun Song & Yuqing Liang & Yalin Hu, Tiange Wang & I-Yang Huang, Fatima Al-Kuwari, Angela Link-Field, Chia-Hua Lee, A.J. Cincotta-Eichenfield, Betty Russ and Michael Donnelly