I found Jurij Krpan's lecture on the Kapelica Gallery quite fascinating. The way artists have combined art and science together was thought-provoking yet sometimes slightly disturbing. Jurij Krpan stressed the importance how Aristotle's belief in the "Good Life" played a tremendous role in each artwork.
This art piece involved the artist herself. The artist was a dancer who lost both her legs because of a fatal virus found in her body during breast implant surgery. In the image above, the artist asks non-handicapped people to mimic her dance moves while on crutch like sticks. The non-handicapped struggle because they are not use to the complications. This piece attempts to put the handicapped in a position of power.
Mr. Krpan said that many artworks that treat human life as an object involves unhealthy people. The person above may seem healthy on the outside, but on the inside cystic fibrosis is heavily affecting his body. It shows how the outer appearance do not necessarily tell the whole story of someone.
This conceptual speculative design shows the relationship of animals to humans in a different way. In this piece, the dog is running on a conveyor belt and is pumping air into the owners lungs. It is not scientifically possible but it makes people think about how one could make that happen.
The most important concept I took out of this lecture was when Mr. Krpan said that he enjoys art because art uses all of our senses. "All our senses are working at the same time, which enables us to be immersed into the sensory environment. It creates a new space for reflection."
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