There are three ways of approaching the nature of a number: mathematically, a number reveals something of itself when we...
Peace is when I can let go of this: the craving for ego, the longing for the mother’s breast. Peace...
Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) is one of the most beloved artists in the world today. Her 2018 exhibit at New York’s Guggenheim Museum was its most-attended ever, and the rediscovery of her early abstract work necessitated a rewriting of art history. Still, af Klint, who spent the latter part of...
«What’s new?» Frederick the Great asked his court astronomer, who, according to tradition, replied: «Do you already know the old,...
According to Herbert Salzmann, the oldest form of cooperation brings the pyramid into view: someone says where to go. The...
“Sahara” is the main theme of this year’s Culturescapes festival in Basel. A series of films by Tunisian filmmaker Nacer Khemir was offered at the local cinema, Stadtkino. I saw Bab’Aziz (2005) as a poem as much as a film. Gentle, unprovocative, deeply sensorial, it’s the story of the present-day...
If we are all islands, it is the water that connects us. To get to you, I have to move,...
The atmosphere in the room was uncomfortable and charged with tension. People weren’t looking at each other, but were watching...
All creation is born from nothing. This applies not only to the creation of the earth, which was “desolate and empty” before the Creator brought light into the darkness— it applies to anything that is truly new. Every person has the task of co-creating in this radical meaning of the...
When visiting another country, I show my appreciation for ‹foreign› people and their culture by trying to thank, greet, and...
During my social work internship, I met many different people with assistance needs. My very first encounter with the people...
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