The parable of the blind men and the elephant serves as a powerful metaphor for understanding the complexities of perception, knowledge, and truth. Each blind man, touching a different part of the elephant, forms a distinct interpretation of the whole based on their limited perspective. This story highlights the tension between individual experience and collective understanding, urging us to consider how fragmented perspectives can both obscure and illuminate the “bigger picture.”

In this artist talk, we explore the theme of wholeness and fragmentation through the lens of art and technology. How do artists navigate the interplay between individual and collective perspectives? How can art challenge our assumptions about truth, reality, and understanding? Drawing inspiration from Huw Lemmey’s essay The Blind Hanna, this talk invites artists to reflect on their creative processes, the role of perspective in their work, and how art can bridge the gap between the personal and the universal.

盲人摸象的寓言是一個強大的隱喻，用於理解感知、知識和真理的複雜性。每個盲人觸摸到大象的不同部位，基於他們有限的視角形成了對整體的不同解釋。這個故事凸顯了個人經驗與集體理解之間的張力，促使我們思考碎片化的視角如何既能遮蔽又能照亮「更大的圖景」。

在這場藝術家講座中，我們透過藝術與技術的視角探討完整與碎片化的主題。藝術家如何應對個人與集體視角之間的相互作用？藝術如何挑戰我們對真理、現實和理解的假設？受Huw Lemmey的散文《盲人漢娜》啟發，這場講座邀請藝術家反思他們的創作過程、視角在他們作品中的作用，以及藝術如何彌合個人與普遍之間的差距。

Talk 1 – The Act of ‘Touch’: Fragmented Perceptions and the Multiplicity of Reality

Time: 2 pm | Speakers: Ho Rui An, Jooyoung Oh
Moderator: Celia Ho

Talk 2 – The Lens of the ‘Blind’: Reinterpreting Truth and Reconstructing Our Perception of the World

Time: 3 pm | Speaker: Wu Ziyang, Eldwin Pradipta
Moderator: Sunny Cheung

Talk 3 – From Personal to Collective: The Evolution of Subjectivity in a Collaborative World

Time: 4 pm | Speakers: Jeong Ok Jeon, Bilguun Tuvshinbold
Moderator: Ryo Ikeshiro

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