Nicholas Evangelinos

Disorder of a System

Experimental Video about Embracing the Process

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“Disorder of a System” is an experimental video paired with music that dives into the concept of Entropy. Entropy is a scientific term that describes how the universe is perpetually approaching a state of disorder and randomness from a state of order. The Project was award the Drexel Senior Capstone Award of Excellence, and nominated for the Graphis 2026 New Talent Award.

The Idea for this project started when my roommate and I accidentally filled our dishwasher with laundry detergent and it started overflowing. I was attracted to the motion of the foamy bubbles sliding down the dishwasher. I started collecting videos of naturally occurring, random bits of motion around me.

I also created some of my own content by dripping ink into water, or printing letters on paper, maintaining the theme of letting randomness take over. This process of making images by relinquishing control is what led me to the concept of entropy.

Process: In addition to collecting naturally occurring bits of motion, I created my own content by dripping ink into water, or printing letters on paper, maintaining the theme of letting randomness take over. This process of making images by relinquishing control is what led me to the concept of entropy.