The Loneliness of Absolute Power

Considering resistance to the collapse of democracy in the USA and the role of contemporary art in restoring democracy.

John White and Aviva Rahmani in the performance of “Mirrors,” a 1970 work by Aviva Rahmani filmed by Lynne Lonidier.

In the development of my trigger point theory about systemic collapse, I began with two simple biogeographic ideas and extrapolated first to the restoration of natural habitat in Ghost Nets, and then to law and policy guidelines in Blued Trees. The first idea was articulated by E.O. Wilson and Robert MacArthur. The second is a series of experiments in Brazil I have followed…