Assemblage

n. /əˈsɛmblɪdʒ/


I. common usage

A collection of interconnected parts brought together into a meaningful whole.

II. art & museum practice

Works created from diverse found materials and layered relationships. Meaning emerges through context, juxtaposition, and interpretation rather than from a single authoritative source.

III. Deleuze & Guattari

Systems understood as dynamic networks of relationships rather than fixed hierarchies. Knowledge is contextual, evolving, and produced through connections between many different components.