Black Swan Unfolding: Patricia Olynyk and Adam Hogan in collaboration

New Exhibition Opening @Maybeitsfate

Black Swan Unfolding
Patricia Olynyk and Adam Hogan in collaboration

Drawing from Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s timely and relevant book from his Incerto Series, “Antifragile,” and the notion that individuals can gain from the impact of highly improbable events, this triptych and evocative score offer three meditations on a selection of black swan events, including 911 and its aftermath, the 2008 Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and collapse of the global financial market, the sinking of the Titanic, and the recent rise of ChatGPT. The score draws from an array of speeches by political figures, AI experts, and members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, and explores perceived randomness and variability through algorithmic electroacoustic composition and granular synthesis.

MaybeItsFate is an exhibition space within a larger art organization and social club in Louisville.

Press contact: Rebecca Norton, r@maybeitsfate.com
Artist websites: https://patriciaolynyk.com, https://www.adam-hogan.com
Event Website: https://www.maybeitsfate.com/exhibits
Contact: olynyk@wustl.edu