Universe of Babel Print

Art and science are the highest triumphs of the human spirit. Science and art go hand in hand in shaping the way we think about the Universe, and our place in it. Science is a way of systematically exploring the world around us and discovering the hidden truths of the Universe. Art on the other hand is systematically challenging the status quo and making us reflect on the deeper meaning that scientific discoveries entail. Morality is one area that is deeply influenced by art and science. Our views on morality are vastly influenced by our increasing understanding of nature, advanced by science, and the debate created on how we relate to that new information, fostered by art. Through my work I defend the thesis that art and science work together to propose moral values to society. Even though neither science nor art are belief systems, both have common values that make them work: respect for truth, disregard for authority, intellectual honesty, elegance and beauty, search for reality, skepticism, free enquiry, experimentation. The use of kinetic art is key to my goal as I watch how the observer of the art piece becomes in a sense a scientist by observing the optical illusion, being skeptic about what its being perceived and curious about how it works, looks at the piece from different angles and sets up experiments to find the truth behind the illusion, going beyond an aesthetic beauty and discovering the conceptual beauty behind it.