Welcome to the LEVEL! Discover a one-of-a-kind experience with our online talks and lectures. We pride ourselves on delivering concise yet impactful lectures in arts and culture, fostering fresh and diverse outlooks on our world. Our approach goes beyond the surface, valuing understanding over mere knowledge. Our unique lectures are tailored to guide you through newfound perspectives and foster a deep appreciation for foreign viewpoints. Teaming up with leading experts in the field of art and culture, we offer an enriching journey that transcends traditional learning. Join us and embark on an enlightening adventure that will broaden your horizons and ignite your curiosity!
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“By The Star When It Descends”: Astronomy in Islamic Art
This talk will touch on several aspects regarding Islamic art and architecture’s relevance to the field of astronomy across time and space, focusing on material culture that includes scientific instruments, observatories, and the popular decorations of celestial and zodiac iconographies.
AI and Writing: A Study in Mechanical Dreams and Recursive Hallucinations
This talk on AI and written word will take us on a tour of what is being currently created as well as the direction we are headed.
Free-Will-Cycle in Time-Loop Narratives
This session explores the interplay between chance, fate and free will, through game-like structures in time-loop narratives in cinema.
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Japanese Calligraphy – ‘festival’
Celebrate the beauty of Japanese culture and calligraphy at our special workshop inspired by the kanji 祭 (matsuri), meaning “festival” or “ceremony.”
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Madness and Masterpiece: The Art and Life of Richard Dadd
Join us for a captivating lecture exploring the extraordinary life and work of Richard Dadd, the Victorian artist whose brilliance flourished even within the walls of Bedlam asylum.
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Poetry Reading: Fate or Free Will?
Join us for an unforgettable evening where literature comes to life! Amazing actor Matthew Peter-Carter will bring some of the most powerful poems to life, immersing us in the beauty of language and emotion.
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Design and Divine Order: Geometric Patterns in Islamic Art
When and how did geometric patterns become so popular—and even characteristic—of Islamic art and design? This lecture will cover the origins of this millennia-old tradition, focusing on the development of geometric designs throughout the Middle East and North Africa’s medieval period. We will also talk about the debates surrounding the meaning of geometric ornament, how…
Unseen Energies: depicting the spirit in 19th and 20th century art
In an information age where everything is documented, categorised and defined does anything remain to be seen? A question most certainly for 2025. However, it has been asked before. At the turn of the 19th century, a time when organised religion was losing power and empirical science had confirmed almost all previous curiosities, people were asking…
Visions and Illusions: Trompe l’Oeil
An Ancient Greek story tells of the competition between two artists Zeuxis and Parrhasius. Zeuxis painted grapes so lifelike, birds flew down to peck at the painting. Confident of his own talents Zeuxis tried to draw back the curtain covering the work of his rival artist Parrhasius, only to find out the curtain was painted…
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Meaning & Cultural Institutions: From Passive to Interactive
Museums and galleries are not passive containers of objects; they are active meaning-makers. But how exactly is meaning created by cultural institutions?
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Meaning & Work in the 21st Century
From the rise of purpose-driven companies to the anxieties surrounding automation and the resounding statement of the Great Resignation, the search for meaning in our professional lives has become a defining characteristic of work in the 21st century.
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The Meaning of Abstraction
The fundamental quest for meaning through art has taken countless forms throughout history, from the representational to the abstract, seeking to convey profound existential truth.
