Is there a dark side to creativity? Can the intersection of art and literature reveal it? Host Joana P. R. Neves, an art curator and writer, steps back from her job, and into the art questions it stimulates by digging into her favourite books: can art and technology have a balanced relationship? What effect do their outcomes have on us, the spectators? Will art and literature bring us a sobering reckoning? "The Invention of Morel" (1940) by Argentinian writer Adolfo Bioy Casares brings together art and literature through cinema and its potential developments. Are we going through an "Invention of Morel" era?
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Is the figure of the visionary artist accurate? Bioy Casares laid out a novel about cinema and pre-empted computers and Ai, while asking the question: can we really merge life and art? If one was given the change, would one live in an endless cinematic loop?
Welcome to our Art & Literature series where we asked: where are the books that talk about art appreciation, art enjoyment, art judgement, being art enthusiast? Where is the fiction, the literary essays that discuss topics such as art wonderment, art criticism, creative freedom, creative flow, meditative explorations of art, and even art and technology? Well, we found a few art nuggets for you!
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Jingle: "Wunder", experimental poem by Joana P. R. Neves.
Chapters
- 00:00 The Island of Isolation
- 06:36 The Mysterious Miracle
- 37:28 Introduction to Adolfo Bioy Casares and 'The Invention of Morel'
- 47:50 The Island and Its Inhabitants
- 56:00 Morel's Invention and Its Implications
- 01:04:29 The Narrator's Response and Ethical Considerations
- 01:19:02 The Dark Side of Creativity and Technology
- 01:30:14 The Interconnection of Human Condition and Technology
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Created & Hosted by Dr. Joana P. R. Neves, art curator and writer with over 20 years of experience in the contemporary art field. Artistic director of Drawing Now Paris since 2018, she has worked across the industry, from the art market to education. She co-launched the art residency and project space Worldingin 2020. Exhibitionistas’ first year offered exhibition discussions with guest co-host Emily Harding; organically, it grew into a more experimental show exploring art topics, stories and interviews complemented by Joana’s publication Art Thinkosaurus on Substack. She champions ‘Art Wonderment’s’ embrace of complexity against the lure of ready-made opinions. A polyglot, she grew up in Lisbon, studied and lived in Paris, to finally settle in London with her artist husband, four children and two cats.
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