St. John's students discuss Science, Art, World in Heidegger’s Thought

LASER Talk: Science, Art, World in Heidegger’s Thought featuring students from St. John’s College Santa Fe: Kanstantsin Tsiarokhin (’25), Antonio Fox (’25), Marlo Bauer (’28), Clara West (’27), Sophie Frankel (’25) organized by Chuck Tucker

Heidegger, one of the most prominent philosophers in the 20th century, has developed an original body of thought, relying on insights of the ancient school of philosophy—particularly Aristotle—on the relationship between world, art, and science. Following his line of thought, our panel will attempt to unfurl his complex yet edifying thinking concerning the contrasting and overlapping relationships between technological and artistic dispositions and the way these modes of being shape our interaction with the world. Through a focused consideration of Heidegger’s theories on nature, reality and art, we will explore the way in which truth and the experience of the natural world are determined with regard to the development of both art and science.

In conjunction with the exhibition Woven Skies: SciArt from Air to the Cosmos, SciArt Santa Fe is hosting a series of these presentations called ‘LASERs’. LASER stands for Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous and take place around the world in more than 40 institutions in 4 continents. SciArt Santa Fe represents New Mexico in this prestigious international Leonardo Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology initiative. Woven Skies LASERs feature exhibiting New Mexico artists and sciart experts from across the state.