Meandering among concepts and practices, this essay tries to reveal the entanglement between them instead of advocating for any single perspective. It is structured into three interrelated analyses. First from computation to global infrastructure, the analysis covers geopolitical meanings and regional development based on systematic planning. Then, their shared empirical abstractness and intrinsic composition lead to and echo with the discussion of the correlation between music and architecture, initially analysed by musician and architect Iannis Xenakis, according to whom a stochastic system accommodating order, and disorder emerges elevated into aesthetics. Third, I argue the stochastic system contains anxiety from disorder and noise, reassembling artificial aesthetics’ effect. This sense of anxiety attaches to redundant objects having a physical presence and actors’ roles proven by sonic-urban events and projects intervening in the existing infrastructure culturally, technologically, planetarily, and intellectually by examples. The planetary way differs from occurred globalism, as it allows for contextual adaptations allowing redundancy and noise desired as friction in music production.Philosophical reflection and literature reviews are the main methodologies here. From a holistic perspective, threads of thinking across disciplines are recorded preparing for future research on nuanced systems and new philosophy or institution involved.
Trained as an architect in Hong Kong, Yidi’s work explores future infrastructure’s intersection with ecosystem and biointelligence. Inspired by collective behavioral analysis in social science, Yidi participated in research on cooperatives in the historic colonial context. Now exploring the ocean inspired by marine animality, Yidi gathered an interdisciplinary group meandering through art, architecture, future governance, climate advocacy, and ocean biodiversity conservation.
Scientific and Sustainability Connections: Now affiliated with FXB International Climate Advocacy, Fab City Global Initiative, and Distributed Design Platform, Yidi brings her creative aesthetics into biointelligence and sustainable work to empower citizen science and interspecies interaction.
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