Interacting Minds

Research * Art: Experimenting, Experiencing, and Reflecting (Andreas Roepstorff, Olafur Eliasson)

December 29, 2022 Andreas Roepstorff, Olafur Eliasson Season 2 Episode 8
Interacting Minds
Research * Art: Experimenting, Experiencing, and Reflecting (Andreas Roepstorff, Olafur Eliasson)
Show Notes

On a fundamental level, perspective-taking and storytelling are the main undertakings of both artists and scientists. They take an object, study it - sometimes deconstruct it - to reveal a new aspect of it. Yet, they evolve in clearly distinct social niches. So what happens when scientists and artists are brought together to crack the same object? Can their perspectives be complementary? Or does something new emerge?

For this podcast, Arnault visited artist Olafur Eliasson (Olafur Eliasson Studio) and anthropologist Andreas Roepstorff (Interacting Minds Centre) to discuss what brought their organizations together in EER: Experimenting, Experiencing, Reflecting - an ever-shifting project that blurs the line between art and science.

To learn more about  this shared project and the topics and resources mentioned, visit the show notes for this episode.