Tonight I attended a photographic exhibition sponsored by the German House for Research and Innovation by Indian youth. Since I received the invitation in my official capacity, I had hoped that there would be more potential contacts there but that was not the case. I was fortunately to have had the opportunity to listen to an interesting lecture by an art historian about the nexus between art and science, view some interesting photography, and eat free.
I really appreciated the keynote remarks given by Jamila Adeli, freelance curator and an art historian living in Berlin, because she articulated the importance of art and science to each other. She pointed out how the Rhode Island School of Design incorporated science and art to create a visual aesthetic to present facts and truth simultaneously. Her remarks reminded me of the creative Dancing Traffic Light.
The Dancing Traffic Light is a brilliant blend of public policy and public art.
Here are some of the photos from tonight.
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| (left) Wolfgang Zuborn and (right) His Excellency Michael Steiner of Germany |
I love this photo because it contrasts a cartoonish monster with the very real and quotidian concerns about making it through the day as an underemployed young man.
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| Photo by Wolfgang Zuborn |
How brilliant are these colors?
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| "When the Headless God Sat on the Branch" by Arko Datto |
