Dynamic Symmetry & the Jamestown Road Group
In the early 1990s, a group of young philosophers, artists, writers, and musicians gathered at a café on Jamestown Road in London to explore an intriguing possibility: what if the holy grail of physics - the so-called ‘Theory of Everything’ - was not hidden in some distant equation, but present all around us, shaping everything we touch and see? Could there be an ordering principle at work in the world, conditioning everything from traffic flow and musical harmony to the price of a cup of coffee?
From these early discussions emerged dynamic symmetry theory, a framework suggesting that the same principles underlying beauty and order in nature and art also govern the complexity of modern life.
'Edge of Chaos' explores this ubiquitous concept, tracing how a simple question in a Camden café grew into a movement that continues to shape thinking about art, science, and the hidden patterns of everyday life.
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Below: The Jamestown Road Group © Benedict Rattigan 1997
