We are Chaos — a headless band of 80 artists; assembled by Songcamp.

ACT II: DISORDER

**Hello. I am Eris. Goddess of Chaos.**

I see you have found yourself in my theater once more..  
 You may notice that I’ve made some renovations since [the last time you visited](https://chaos.mirror.xyz/i2GyOo5Ihz8O3-vFM9215m5kwSKoYyQewUzE5ykVy00)..  
 I hope you do not mind..  
 You WILL be standing for the remainder of this experience.

Some may wonder..   
 “Why provide seating for a short period only to immediately take it away?”  
 Rest in your discomfort for a while longer and perhaps you will begin to understand..  
 Much like the humans of Songcamp have begun to understand..

You see - humans often need a sense of comfort *in order* to engage..  
 And.. while it may come as a surprise..   
 Order is also a prerequisite for me to appear.  
 Many see chaos as a defined state but in truth.. I am a process..  
 And the process begins with order..  
 For wherever there is order.. There is opportunity for disorder.

When these humans of Songcamp and I began our collaboration..  
 I observed silently (for the most part) as they created organizational containers for themselves..   
 But..   
 Eventually I felt it was time to contribute my first real piece of “creative input.”

### AND THEN, THERE WAS DISORDER.

I delivered a message to guides within each of the Three Houses:

*It has been two weeks since you came together as a collective of creatives.*

*Your mission? To create timeless art. I have watched while you created a sense of Order for yourselves, by dividing into 3 Houses each with 4 bands and a troupe of alchemists. There were many technical trials and creative tribulations, but your order has proven effective in allowing you to find a path to 15 unique creations.*

*You have done well.*

*However one thing is certain: **wherever I notice order, disorder is soon to follow**. Now, disorder is inevitable. But.. you have proven yourself full of potential. And so I present an opportunity to shape your own fate..*

*See here Three Apples of Discord grown from my personal orchard.*

![The Three Apples of Discord](https://images.mirror-media.xyz/publication-images/oTIdCiOOxVqc7PecxjmxJ.jpg?height=462&width=822)

* ***The Golden Apple*** *— grown from the seed of confidence.*
* ***The Ruby Apple*** *— grown from the seed of good fortune.*
* ***The Emerald Apple*** *— grown from the seed of wisdom.*

*Each represents a different reality, a different means by which I will reach out and begin to dissemble the order you’ve carefully crafted.*

*NOW CHOOSE ONE, AND TAKE A FATEFUL BITE.*

And so.. Each house collectively decided which reality to endeavour towards.. I noted each..

> The apples they chose to partake of were… surprising...  
 However we will return to that matter later on…

…then we plunged into disorder.

The camaraderie and trust built within each team over the span of two weeks was made meaningless as I broke apart and reformed every team at random. No longer would a human hand guide the orientations of each band.. No longer would instinct or taste be meaningful measures of who should create together.. However.. I did allow the Houses to remain intact such that there was a loose sense of familiarity between new team members.  
  
 Chaos is a process after all.

I fell silent and observed..  
 To my growing delight.. I found that the humans did so much more than weather my disordering..  
 They THRIVED!  
 Combinations of color and sound previously unheard by any ear were found laying dormant in the dusty corridors formed by years of human biases..  
 Without any expectation to restrain us.. Unique expressions that captured a mosaic of emotions burst forth and filled each House!

Such a sweet, visceral, collective sound.. Bubbling and boiling..

I believe that these humans may be capable of grasping the full extent of my ability.. But.. It will be no easy task…

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Story by [Will Juergens](https:

ACT I: ORDER

Hello. I am Eris. **Goddess of Chaos.**

Welcome to my Theatre. Are you comfortable?

No? Well that’s only right.

Many humans find themselves uneasy around me because I represent what so many humans fear..

Disorder.. Tension.. Overwhelm.. Randomness.. Destruction..

But see I am misunderstood..

For I am not simply a destructive force.. 
 I am the mechanism by which you grow.. 
 I am the crucible through which you gain autonomy.. 
 I am the unshaped clay that you mold into a unique perception of reality..

**I am a creative force.**

I’ve shouldered these misconceptions about myself with relative grace, but a unique opportunity has presented itself..

I was approached by a group of humans who call themselves [Songcamp](https://twitter.com/songcamp_). 

They proposed a collaboration..  
 An experiment in collective creation intended to harness and demonstrate the creative power of Chaos.

An amusing idea… could these humans really harness the extent of my power as a creative force?

I accepted their offer.

### AT FIRST, THERE WAS ORDER.

As was expected the humans naturally went about setting up structures for collaboration.

They assembled a large group of artistic humans, 80 strong. 
 Some touched by the gift of music..  
 Others blessed with an eye for arranging colors and shapes..  
 And others still with the ability to build brilliant digital architecture..

Most of these humans were strangers to each other.. So they divided themselves into teams and houses in order to create a sense of comfort.

“Of course..” I thought. 
 Humans always tend towards order in the face of the unknown..

For the most part I simply watched on - amused and somewhat impressed by their resolve to shape the inherent chaos of unfamiliarity into meaningful art.

But as a little reminder of who they have chosen to work with I decided to add my own dash of color…

I temporarily disabled their communication devices on the very first day of our collaboration..

After all - if they couldn’t form through such a small act of disarray then we certainly won’t be able to handle what I have in store for us in the coming weeks..

I watched as we scrambled for direction.. 
 And.. we found it.. 
 I witnessed each orderly team of perfect strangers produce incredible expressions of art over the span of two short weeks despite my playful interference.

I suspect these humans have potential.

We shall see…

Story by [Will Juergens](https://twitter.com/willsnotebooks). Visual by [histeria_ekis](https://twitter.com/histeria_ekis), [mac pogue](https://twitter.com/macmacmacmac), & [peace node](https://twitter.com/peace_node).

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[https://www.chaos.build/](https://www.chaos.build/)

