Wabi is a concept that encourages individuals to feel its beauty in simplicity and natural authentic state of life in any objects. Join our Japanese calligraphy session and discover the concept of wabi.
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Farewell to Postmodernism?
This session will discuss Byung-Chul Han’s views. Han is one of the most prominent South Korean-born philosophers and cultural theorists. In his works, Han explores the late capitalist culture in its various facets, including concepts such as freedom, the internet, mental health, popular culture, religion, sexuality, social media, subjectivity, technology, and transparency.
Reclaiming the Female Body in Art
In this session we will focus on artists such as Louise Bourgeois, The Gorilla Girls and Jenny Saville - all of whom have created depictions of the female body from the perspective of women, for an audience of both women and men.
Poetry Reading: Beauty
In collaboration with Book Club Bunch we are excited to announce our next poetry reading evening! Join us as we delve into literary works and enjoy masterpieces read out loud by amazing actor - Matthew Peter-Carter.
Beautiful Ruins: Turner’s Venice
By the end of the 18th century Venice, the great empire, had begun to fall into ruin. This lecture looks at the work of JMW Turner and his inspiration, the poet Lord Byron. It will explain and explore what Venice meant to them, how they saw beauty in its downfall while maintaining the concept its of elegant sophistication.
Wabi Sabi: the impermanent beauty of imperfection
Wabi-sabi concept offers to embrace imperfections and appreciate simplicity, natural state and deeper meanings in them. Wabi-sabi teaches us to accept what is not under our control, to strive for excellence rather than perfection, to appreciate failures and flaws, to live simple and slow down our pace. Join Azumi Uchitani in the conversation about Japanese ideas of wabi-sabi and what ‘beautiful’ means.
Restricted Imaginary for Restricted Border Regimes: images of migration shaping migratory policies
This talk will address Western collective imagination of migration by revealing its imprint in various visual fields (e.g. cartography, contemporary art, fashion) and by seeking ways to diversify its expression.
From Imagination to Digital Innovation: Exploring Chinese Culture and AI Evolution
Human imagination is the driving force for our society and development. In this talk, we aim to explore human imagination in Chinese history and also look forward and cover some latest developments in the area of AI.
Trailblazers
Join Samantha Allen for a journey through history to uncover great inventions and explore ideologies created by Black men and women that have shifted, disrupted and challenged how we see and experience the world today.
Japanese Calligraphy: Dream
In popular culture, the theme of dreams and their powerful impact on reality is a recurring motif in anime, manga, and other forms of media. Join our Japanese calligraphy event to learn more about this kanji.