Sunday, October 02, 2005

Philosophical questions and perceptions in art; contribute a question

You are hereby invited to submit your favorite philosophical questions to be used - with due credit - in an art project. Painter Tony Reans and I are working on an exhibit that will display a variety of his color field paintings (think eye exam: dots of color from which emerges a pattern which is seen in dots of a contrasting color) to which have been added epigrammatic questions.

Sharing the space will be a sonic score of my design. Part of this soundscape will be your voice. There will be recordings of you - some of you - asking questions. Questions that reflect your cosmic interests and long-held curiosities and philosophical moments.

For instance, one of mine is, Why are humans hardwired for envy? How is it that some people leap over this hurdle?

One from Tony: How can you have all the answers if you haven't asked all the questions?

Please post your question in the Comments section or email it to me at trudeau@earthlink.net. Aware that many of you are probably going to feel like posting something satirical, I must say it's OK. Like "Where are my Birkenstocks, asked Socrates." Behind every such lighthearted jab lies a surgeon yearning to help the ill.

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