Choirs, specifically, are a really good metaphor for showing something that's bigger than the sum of its parts.
Holly Herndon, Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst on Artificial Psychedelia
A collective serves different purposes at different points in time. When I was younger, collectivity was helpful. It enabled me to have a slight detachment from the work; it wasn't myself that made the work.
Keiken, Keiken on the Worldbuilding Lens