According to the Laws of Chance 1933

"According to the Laws of Chance" by Jean Arp, permanently installed at the Tate Modern, seems to have come into being through, well, chance. I like to imagine Arp, perhaps in a moment of playful rebellion against the idea of complete control, dropping pieces of paper onto a surface and then fixing them where they landed. It's a way of relinquishing some control to the universe, letting the chips fall where they may, then using those forms as a starting point. The blobs are cool, they give off an organic kind of vibe. The shapes almost look like they could be microscopic organisms. I think of Kurt Schwitters and his collages and experiments with found objects and letting randomness play a role. It is a kind of conversation across time, isn’t it? We all keep getting inspired by each other. Ultimately, works like this remind us that art doesn't always have to be about a fixed meaning, but can be about embracing uncertainty and opening ourselves up to new ways of seeing and experiencing the world.