For my next event, I went to the UCLA
Art Science Undergraduate Society's exhibition: Movement. I thought
this would be a great event to attend, because the club merges
science and art, just like our class.
One of the projects that I found to be
interesting was called Crossroads: A Web of Paths by Mickey Shi. It
features an interactive map of the UCLA campus. Students worked
together to track where they walked on campus on a particular day.
The purpose was to show that students from North and South Campus
often cross paths and are more connected than we think. Instead of
dividing the campuses we should be bring thing them together.
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| Mickey Shi's Crossroads: A Web of Paths |
I thought this fit perfectly with the lecture about Two Cultures. C.P. Snow said that universities separate art and science as they focus on specialization a particular subject. He said, “This cultural divide is not just an English phenomenon: it exists all over the world” (Snow 11). At UCLA, South campus is home to the science and math majors, whereas North Campus is home to the Humanities. Yet, this project shows that students majoring in sciences and humanities are not completely separated from each other. According to Professor Vesna, “academia allows artists contact with scholars from many disciplines”. Students can cross different parts of campus in one day and have the possibilities of learning from others with different interests.
I couldn't find the artist of Crossroads, so I took a picture with my friend to prove my attendance.
Snow, C. P. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. New York: Cambridge UP, 1959. Print.
Vesna, Victoria. "Towards a Third Culture or Working in Between." Towards a Third Culture or Working in Between. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 May 2015. <http://vv.arts.ucla.edu/publications/publications/00-01/ThirdCulture/ThirdCulture.htm>.
Vesna, Victoria. "Two Cultures Lectures." Desma 9. Web. 13 May 2015. <https://cole2.uconline.edu/courses/346337/pages/unit-1-view?module_item_id=6472132>.
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