John Bennett
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Natural Aesthetics
Part 4 Art as scaffolding, working with the environment
Andy Clark’s ecological approach is clear when he questions where the mind stops and the world begins and argues for…
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Natural Aesthetics
Part 3 Language
The key to maximising our cognitive abilities is language. As Stewart and Cohen state, ‘Language and intelligence evolved together, both…
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Natural Aesthetics
Part 2 Perception
How to become human (through art) Part 2 Perception The philosopher Merleau-Ponty insisted that creativity begins at level of…
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Natural Aesthetics
Part 1 evolution of the mind
Consciousness is a matter of flow and is very dynamic, but it should be kept in mind that tools and…
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Leaves
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Pollination
The Supertrees are 16-story vertical gardens collecting rainwater, generating solar power and act as venting ducts for the park’s conservatories.
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Back to the city
Leo Hollis thinks that living in cities can make us more intelligent, creative and even happier (Cities Are Good for…
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Raffles and Durian
Raffles and Durian It was bloody hot – on the way way out of the Botanic gardens, via kingfishers, a Sunda…
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A Requiem For Improvisation @ Camelot Lounge
To celebrate the the Masters of Contemporary Improvisation Course at Macquarie and mourn its loss – along with other…
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Jeff Wall at the MCA
Jeff Wall uses performers, invents spaces, influenced by how film photographers. He argues that for a longtime documentary photography has…
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