Jan Świerkowski
Lecture: Cosmic Perspective
March 13, 2025
Common Ground / Armenia, Yerevan
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Common Ground is a special place in the heart of Yerevan - a cultural space where one can find like-minded people to connect with and make cultural exchange.
Located in a historic mansion surrounded by a vivid green garden, there is a bookstore, a wine library and a cafe hiding under the same roof.
Common Ground is also a home for various cultural events: lectures, presentations, movie screenings, concerts etc.
The selection at the store is carefully curated by the Common Ground team. The collection includes publications on architecture, design, philosophy, history, and art, as well as modern prose and poetry.
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Located in a historic mansion surrounded by a vivid green garden, there is a bookstore, a wine library and a cafe hiding under the same roof.
Common Ground is also a home for various cultural events: lectures, presentations, movie screenings, concerts etc.
The selection at the store is carefully curated by the Common Ground team. The collection includes publications on architecture, design, philosophy, history, and art, as well as modern prose and poetry.
Join CG on:
Instagram: commonground_yerevan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/commonground.yerevan
Telegram: https://t.me/commonground_yerevan
Contacts:
Baghramyan 6 ave., +37498855990
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Cosmic Perspective
This masterclass explores how art helps humans engage with scientific concepts beyond sensory perception, from atoms to black holes. It examines how these interactions can trigger cognitive shifts akin to the Overview Effect, reshaping philosophical views and daily life. Drawing on cognitive metaphor theory and conceptual blending, the session introduces an experimental approach to merging art and science.
Participants will also learn strategies for creating successful art-science residencies that foster collaboration between artists and scientists. The session includes a hands-on exploration of Instytut B61, an international art-science collective founded in 2009. Notable projects include Cosmic Underground, an immersive, European Commission-funded exhibition inside a traveling train, featuring over 40 artists and researchers across multiple countries.
Participants will also learn strategies for creating successful art-science residencies that foster collaboration between artists and scientists. The session includes a hands-on exploration of Instytut B61, an international art-science collective founded in 2009. Notable projects include Cosmic Underground, an immersive, European Commission-funded exhibition inside a traveling train, featuring over 40 artists and researchers across multiple countries.
Jan Świerkowski
Jan Świerkowski is a curator, artist, futurologist, and astronomer with a background in astrophysics from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and a doctorate in cultural studies from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and the University of Copenhagen. A recipient of scholarships from the Portuguese government’s FCT program and the Polish Ministry of Culture, he also serves as the Honorary Ambassador of Nicolaus Copernicus University and received Poland’s Popularizer of Science Award in 2017.
Formerly part of Toruń’s Cultural Strategy Council (2011–2020) and a special projects coordinator at the Polish Embassy in Lisbon, he now leads the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Creative Cluster and researches at the Center for Communication and Culture in Lisbon. His artistic and scientific projects have been shown internationally, including at EXPO 2020 in Dubai, where he curated Understanding the Universe.
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Formerly part of Toruń’s Cultural Strategy Council (2011–2020) and a special projects coordinator at the Polish Embassy in Lisbon, he now leads the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Creative Cluster and researches at the Center for Communication and Culture in Lisbon. His artistic and scientific projects have been shown internationally, including at EXPO 2020 in Dubai, where he curated Understanding the Universe.
How is timbre shaped? How do synthesizers craft sound, and why is noise more than just chaos?
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