Matter would be composed of atoms___
The idea that matter is composed of atoms dates back to the 6th or 5th century BCE. It appears that this concept was first formulated in India in the 6th century BCE, then in Greece in the 5th century BCE, with Democritus developing the earlier ideas of Leucippus.
Random deviation of atoms falling through the void___
The Greek philosopher Epicurus, expanding on the notion of nature as composed of atoms and the void, introduced the concept of « Clinamen » from the Greek word, "deviation". He defined it as the spontaneous swerve of atoms as they fall through the void. Through successive collisions, this primordial movement would give rise to the world as we know it...
Many centuries later___
The purpose of this pictorial series is twofold. First, it pays homage to the Greek thinkers who laid the foundations of atomist thought. What was initially a philosophical hypothesis would, many centuries later, prove to be a scientific truth many centuries later...
Secondly, the series stems from the artist’s desire to visually translate this idea emergence or birth of the world.