Self-Assembly Art

Self-Assembly refers to a spontaneous and reversible process by which a disordered system of pre-existing components organizes into structured, often intricate patterns - guided solely by local interactions among the components themselves, without external control. When the building blocks are molecular in nature, as in the interaction of pigments and solvents, the phenomenon is known as molecular self-assembly.

In Eric Gordon’s work, this principle is explored through his flat glass painting technique. Here, the components - inks, pigments, and solvents - are allowed to interact on a horizontal glass surface, giving rise to emergent forms governed by the inherent physical and chemical properties of the materials. The resulting compositions are captured as high-resolution prints at a moment of dynamic equilibrium, offering a visual translation of natural order arising from apparent chaos.