Nature, art and magical blocks of flying concrete | Lonneke Gordijn

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🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Our bodies instinctually respond to the movements and rhythms of nature, like the uplifting feeling you get when walking in a forest. Can art evoke the same emotions? Experiential artist Lonneke Gordijn takes us through her studio's stunning, nature-inspired work -- flowering lights, murmurating drones -- and reveals a mysterious piece hiding in the shadows of the TED Theater that just might change your relationship with concrete.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective
0:10.8	I'm Elise Hugh, you're listening to Ted Talks daily.
0:14.0	In modern life, we live on screens and can move so fast.
0:18.3	It can remove us from nature and what it has to teach us.
0:22.3	Experimental artist Lawnica Gordine is guided by nature in her work.
0:27.0	In her Ted 2023 talk, she reveals how animals and plants can teach us how to confront a changing world.
0:34.0	Also, unveils a massive block of concrete that floats above the audience.
0:39.6	She'll explain after the break.
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0:48.0	I'm Cheryl Dorsey, host of the Ted Tech Podcast, where we bring you the latest innovations and biggest ideas in tech.
0:55.0	Tech is evolving fast and it affects our lives.
0:57.8	From the metaverse to the watches on our wrists, you'll learn why people in AI make good business partners
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1:15.0	When I look at a flower, I don't see just a beautiful object to put in a face.
1:22.4	I see an intelligent organism that is not still.
1:26.2	Perhaps it just opens its petals to discover light for the first time, or maybe it's at the end of its period,
1:33.0	desperately blossoming to attract a bee and get pollinated.
1:37.2	As humans, we innately respond to the blooming of a flower.
1:42.0	But how do we design this exact feeling?
1:45.2	How can we capture this visual response in people?
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