Hhere in Auroville, a play was recently taken off the program by the hosts of the Bharat Nivas. The reason given was that some in the community had taken offense even before it was performed. This raises questions. What is art allowed to do, when is a ban justified? Linked to this, of course, is the question of what is the task [...]
Manifestation of latent images
Exhibition "Roots From the Sky" by Cedric Bregnard at Centre d'Art, Auroville March 2023 Cedric Bregnard is Artist in Residence at the Centre d'Art in Auroville. He will take a photo of the Banyan tree in the Matrimandir garden in the next 2 months. This photo will then be scaled to the size of a wall (approx. 3x7m) in the gallery. [...]
The misunderstanding of art: a new perspective without representation
Ihis text clears up the misunderstanding about art that it should be a representation. Art is not communication, but a unique experience.
Possible worlds
En this text you will discover the problems of logic and David Lewis' radical answer to these problems. Learn more about the meaning of sentences in different contexts and the indefinability of truth.
Image of thought
En the seminar, find out how a 'colorful dog' questions systematic science and finally takes refuge in aesthetic theory.
The power of the Upanishads: Clarity and spirituality through meditation
EDiscover the spiritual power of the Upanishads and the Rigveda in India. Experience the essence and the pure form of the senses in meditation.
Jumping fish
AI started meditating as a teenager or student, and I still vaguely remember my first meditations from that time. Strength and calm, concentration - mostly at night. They were very special moments. I didn't do it often. As a student, I continued to meditate very irregularly. I remember some of these predominantly 1-2 hour meditations, [...]
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Se have been reading in India for three weeks now: Deleuze, Upanishads, Sri Aurobindo. Sometimes I meditate in between. The rest is still a remnant of everyday life from the New World. Reading the news, consuming entertainment media, organizing things that don't really have any meaning here but need continuity so that they don't break in old Europe and the New [...].