This talk explores Ouija board, a tool for spiritual communication with a complex and intriguing history linked to mysticism, popular culture, and the human desire to connect with the unknown.
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End Game: The Art of Marcel Duchamp
This talk explores how Duchamp visually integrated chess into his artworks and, more importantly, how he employed the fundamental strategies of chess into his art.
Gaming realities: how play reflects and reshapes society
This talk explores the intersection of gaming and sociology, thinking about how games can reflect and shape our societal understanding.
Nakama and Gambaru: Uniting through Spirit and Sport
This lecture explores the unique aspects of the Japanese mentality and how it fosters a spirit of unity - nakama - and perseverance - gambaru - in sports and culture.
Hendrick Avercamp’s winter wonderlands: Game on!
This talk explores winter paintings of Hendrick Avercamp showing crowds of people engaged in various activities: skating, sledding, and playing games.
The Power in the Panels: An Exploration of Tarot and Comic Books
This talk explores a unique relationship between comic books and Tarot, as they both embody storytelling using symbolic art and natural language.
Witches’ Bodies in Art
This talk uses the term ‘witch’ broadly, looking at art a wide range of witches’ bodies to explore the idea of the powerful woman in world history from Japanese fox spirits to ancient Mycenaean priestesses, European witches and Mayan queens.
Magic and Mystery in Peter Doig’s Art
This talk is on Peter Doig’s art which is a mesmerising exploration of dreams and magic, where reality and imagination seamlessly intertwine.
Healing the Japanese Way: Exploring Reiki, Acupuncture, and More
This talk is perfect for anyone interested in exploring the holistic and restorative aspects of Japanese healing traditions: reiki, acupuncture etc.
Mystery, Miracles and Magic: the work by the artist M.C.Escher
This lecture explores graphical works by M.C. Escher which play with and make fun of the age-old aim by artists to create three dimensional images in a two dimensional medium.