Charcoal Apophenia: Cybernetic Flow in Abstract Articulation

Charcoal apophenia explores the emergence of patterns and meaning through perception, using motion and flow as key dynamics in artistic expression. Rooted in cybernetics—a transdisciplinary field examining causal processes—this approach embraces feedback loops, recursion, and control mechanisms within biological and creative systems. Circular motions within artistic tooling mirror biocybernetic principles, where each stroke influences subsequent actions through energy, matter, and information exchange.

By integrating cybernetic theory into the creative arts, this practice navigates the intersection of control, communication, and emergent complexity. In this framework, art becomes an evolving system of interaction, where feedback refines perception, and perception shapes motion—transforming raw charcoal into a dialogue of structured abstraction.