Surrounded by three pools holding nearly 30,000 gallons of water, hundreds of ceramic bowls are cast adrift, clinking together to create bell-like chimes. French artist, musician, and composer Céleste Boursier-Mougenot (@celesteboursiermougenot) first conceptualized the idea for ‘clinamen’ almost 30 years ago, in 1997. The first time it was exhibited at a museum, it was fabricated with everyday inflatable pools and surrounded by simple folding chairs. Now, it fills the Park Avenue Armory’s Wade Thompson Drill Hall in its largest iteration to date. The installation explores the beauty of paths shaped by chance and indeterminacy found in atoms. Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s installation ‘clinamen’ is now on view at Park Avenue Armory (@parkavearmory) through Thursday, August 9. Credits: “clinamen”(v.11) 2026, Exhibition view at Park Avenue Armory © Céleste Boursier-Mougenot/ADAGP Photo: @milkagencynyc and @nicholasknightstudio, courtesy of @parkavearmory | Milk Studios