Communion
When human beings connect with each other or with other natural and intelligent life forms like animals or trees for example, there is the possibility of a shared meaning. When being in a relation in which a shared meaning is emerging, this fundamentally qualifies the relation. Being in communion with another being affects the performance of presence and the negotiation of trust fundamentally.
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ACADEMIA
New social structures are emerging
Individuals are discovering beneficial ways to use technology, incorporating technology into theirā¦
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ART
The Slow Dance
What impact does the designer-commissioner relationship has on the outcome of the design? What areā¦
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ART
Being Anotherās Witness
How does a designer look at the work of his or her fellow colleagues? What are the issues ofā¦
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ART
Facing Decisions
Precisely how does the designer make his/her decisions in the process of design; what leads him orā¦
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ART
Witnessing the āSelfā
Self-witnessing is vital to human social interaction. So what happens when a designer fails toā¦
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ART
The Trio
Is the presence of the manufacturer complicating the existing designer-commissioner relationship?
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ART
Crossing Paths
What happens when the slow dance takes on an interesting switch? When the designer dances the stepsā¦
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ART
Multiple Identities
What is a designer? What is the public notion of this group of professionals whose presence isā¦
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ART
As soon as the applause has dyed away, the musicians disappear into the dressing rooms.
Similarly, the audience instantly disintegrates. Some people go home directly, others are engagedā¦
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ART
Since about a hundred years ago, a concert of classical music has been a solitary experience.
The musicians are often far away, on an elevated stage. Your ticket tells you which seat youāreā¦
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ART
Fighting and struggling through an audition.
The audience seems to be more interested in seeing someone fighting and struggling through anā¦
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ART
Technology brings into our living room the worldās most skilled musicians.
We may listen to perfectly executed music at any time of the day. This is no longer extraordinaryā¦
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ART
There are big differences among musical genres, bands, venues, and artists.
Yet they all make use of posters, flyers, a website and advertising in order to appeal to theirā¦
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ART
A music lover who has total freedom to choose whatever he wants, will not make a commitment to anything.
His decisions will always be tentative. With an abundance of musical offerings there is little timeā¦
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ART
Not everyone has the expertise to make the right decision.
In such a case you go by the reviews. Or you pick something with a nice poster. Or you baseā¦
