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When dinner meets dynamic symmetry
November 2026
What happens when a revolving table puts order and chance on the same menu? Bompas & Parr, the studio famous for architectural jellies and breathable gin clouds, have created The Gastrolabe, a dining experience inspired by dynamic symmetry theory. As the table turns, strangers become neighbours. Read more →
Chess, order and chaos
June 2027 (TBC)
Next summer, there will be an unusual meeting of minds at Oxford: a live game of chess between a distinguished philosopher and a chess grandmaster. As the game unfolds, the two players will talk the audience through their thinking and explore what chess might reveal about dynamic symmetry, the idea that balance in complex systems is not fixed but is constantly lost and restored through movement, tension and response. Read more →
An Experiment with Time*
1995—2035
Here I play around with the paradox of Tme, imagining a future where there are no hypothetical situations.
*Note: No AI was used in making this video, which was filmed in 1995 and 2025. The final section of the film will be recorded in June 2035.