The Earthquake Principle

WHAT THIS IS.
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The Earthquake Principle
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.
Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery — celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from — it’s where you take them to.”
Jim Jarmusch, 5th Golden Rules

Notes
fig.a — Informatic model for tectonic plates movement
fig.b — Water striders with hydrophobic legs, Gerridae
fig.c — Inflatables, Ant Farm, 1971
fig.d — Dymaxion world, Buckminster Fuller, 1946
fig.e — Melancolia, Dürer, 1514
fig.f — Tectonic plates map with friction point
fig.g — Dymaxion world, Buckminster Fuller, 1946
fig.h — Computers & Communications, Koji Kobayashi, 1985
fig.i — Distributed communication Network system
fig.j — Spider Web structure