For Love and Science
A Course on reclaiming science through ancestral and intuitive practices
For Love and Science: Reclaiming Science through ancestral and intuitive practices’ was a tender exploration of experimentation and research.
We learned about matter, energy and information outside the classical western worldview. We explored fundamentals of motion, electricity, astronomy, nuclear energy and quantum physics through an embodied and intuitive lens.
Together, we created new tools for research and experimentation, collected and analyzed data through movement, meditation, and improvisation. Grounding ourselves in ancestral wisdoms, we created our own cosmologies about the complex and elegant universe.
We asked how we can be transformed by learning about the patterns of nature and positively transform the wounded systems around us (can we also have wave-particle duality, be at times discreet and other times amorphous in aspects of our identity?).
How can we do science differently when we dare to use our senses, follow a flow, a beat, a wave, and collectively work on different practices, tools, and technologies to engage with our environment? We unpacked the limitations bound up in our current colonial reductionist scientific methodology, disentangled ourselves from dominant science, and sought ancestral and intuitive practices that could unlock the next wave of liberation sciences.
Below is a sample of final projects & explorations completed by students in the winter 2023 course.
Student Projects
From Spring 2023, hosted & funded by Society for Poetic Computation
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Heart Movement Research
Aspen Devilier @aspendevillier. Alt text: A collage on a red background with text and pictures. The pictures are of pole dancing juxtaposed with pictures of the spiral nature of the structure of the heart with a reference to the shape of a snake contracting and a picture of a hand laying three fingers along the…
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Curious Wishes Feathered The Web
By Debra Ramirez Project Name: Curious Wishes Feathered the Web Project Description: A website that allows you to rest and yearn, water taking the form of a digital wishing well waiting for your heart’s desires. https://pool-celestial-cheek.glitch.me Social media handles: ig @mistakearchive twitter @pulse__width Website: nazaret.club Email: [email protected]
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Mapping and (Tracing) Generation Trauma
Robert Lundberg is a multi-disciplinary creator whom works within the mediums of photography, painting, drawing, charcoal, and digital formats. His photographic works have been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, Paste Magazine, Brokelyn, Vents Magazine, Do NYC, No Depression, The Patch and countless others including podcasts. He is also an advocate for a…
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Demon Bowls
By Miriam Saperstein Miriam is a writer, arts educator, and ritual crafter working with decomposition and Jewish ritual histories. Through their art and teaching, Miriam shares accessible and engaging historical context and practical skills that help communities build robust and intentional ritual practices. Instagram: @bitter_water_babe Miriamsaperstein.com Description: The two zines are part of a series…
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Eco-Haunts: The Carnivalesque, Climate Grief and Climate Change
By Halima S. (GOTHLIME) is a PhD candidate and engineer based in Michigan. When she’s not doodling she’s often researching. @gothlime (on ig and X (formerly known as twitter)) This research project is connecting Climate Change, Hauntology and the Carnivalesque, and actively synthesizing information, drawing connections, and formulating a compelling storyline that will serve as…
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Radioactive Decay, Autolysis & Filial Slicing
By Dri @multigalactic Twitter @plant_a_dri “Ahead of my top surgery, I thought a lot about scale. I felt alone, and found solace in similar natural patterns.” Three drawings are included, exploring electron capture and radioactive decay, autolysis and self-digestion, and the practice of filial slicing.”
