"Chirp" is the result of a particle simulation frozen in time, created by mapping gravitational-wave data to various physical forces that escalate into a vortex. It presents the unfiltered data to tell a story through the familiar appearance of a ballpoint pen scribble. The spatially distributed regular pattern turns into noise as it transforms memories through hidden structural symmetries. The previously interconnected pieces separate in order to align in a direction and finally form a cohesive purpose.
Art has proven to be an extremely effective translator when it comes to communicating difficult concepts in an abstract way and triggering emotions. We often see a mark on paper that could potentially become something else, such as a line, a drawing, or a letter that has meaning. By constraining the marks to forces, the unforgiving quality of the ballpoint pen leaves permanent memories on the paper and acts as a metaphor for stories from the past, describing not only the "what" but also the "how." The concentric force is without an origin, symbolizing a black hole about which we still have limited knowledge.