Category Archives: artistic intervention

An exhibition as a pedagogical medium

Posted on 27. November 2012 by Wey

Noora asked about my opinion on how to arrange an exhibition for her project. I’ve never arranged an exhibition – but from my point of view (as was the topic of the seminar), an exhibition is a pedagogical medium: You … Continue reading →

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Some notes on the chat session from July 2nd 2012

Posted on 4. July 2012 by Wey

I talked with Noora about the conditions of art, intercultural/multicultural understanding, and her project of photography of empowerment. There are two elements of an effective setting to learn/experience/change that are often described by educational scientists, one element to be explicitely … Continue reading →

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Science, gender and advertisers: Contextmarkers

Posted on 2. July 2012 by Wey

The European Commission for Research and Innovation started an initiative on June 21st 2012 to get girls into scientific careers: “Science: It’s a girl thing!” (See the link “questions about our videoclip?” for some background infos) A video clip was … Continue reading →

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Gregory Bateson: learning, teaching, intervening

Posted on 10. June 2012 by Wey

Two monks were watching a flag flapping in the wind. One said to the other, “The flag is moving.” The other replied, “The wind is moving.” Huineng overheard this. He said, “Not the flag, not the wind; mind is moving.” … Continue reading →

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Notes on the chat-session from May 23rd

Posted on 24. May 2012 by Wey

Some words on Noora’s project Noora presented her project idea (she’ll post a more specific description later on), helping dysfunctional families in danger of losing their child by decree of the youth welfare service by providing them a means to … Continue reading →

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Notes for Noora

Posted on 22. May 2012 by Wey

Creating and finding spaces “a space for change” – Noora This is a nice phrasing: A ‘space for change’ may either describe a defined space where change can happen according to given rules – e.g. to put up posters on … Continue reading →

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Links from the chat-session on April 23rd

Posted on 30. April 2012 by Wey

The contest between two artists, Zeuxis and Parrhasios Two ancient artists competing against each other: Zeuxis paints grapes so realistic, that birds try to eat them. Parrhasios paints a curtain ‘hiding’ his painting, which is so realistic that the other … Continue reading →

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Reply to Jenny: Blind spots and “She who measures”

Posted on 29. April 2012 by Wey

About Heinz von Foerster’s notion of a “Blind Spot” Link to Jennys’ blogpost I refer to. Jenny: “Somehow I feel that we are scared of thinking far beyond and making desitions upon those thoughts.” It is a conflict between safety … Continue reading →

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Improv Everywhere: Frozen Grand Central Station

Posted on 6. April 2012 by Wey

For inspiration: Frozen Grand Central Station, a flashmob intervention by “Improv Everywhere”. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo[/youtube] There’s already a hint on ‘blind spots’ of specific media: “Another thing we learned at the Home Depot mission is that it’s really tough to convey this … Continue reading →

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