Truly Human Technology

Sculptures of light from MIT to Corpus Christi

I’m giving a series of art talks in the high desert looking at what were, or are, bleeding edge ideas and technique.⁣⁣

“MIT gave me a new perspective of the social and ecological horizon. I learned that to be angry or unhappy is not enough. To give reality to one's social beliefs and sense of solidarity with fellow men, a disciplined, clear interpretation of the human condition is a must.” —György Kepes

These words from Kepes encapsulate structured understanding and deliberate vision. His perspective represents a crucial bridge between technological capability and humanistic purpose, a synthesis that remains vitally relevant.

In my upcoming presentation, Truly Human Technology, I trace Kepes' founding of MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS). The talk briefly scans his intellectual framework and narrows to specific philosophical connections to CAVS Fellow Dale Eldred's 1980 exhibition at the Art Museum of South Texas, where large-scale mirror banks transformed the Gulf Coast museum into an instrument of light and perception.

There's a particular personal pleasure in sharing this with a small gourd in our location within the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, the largest Dark Sky Certified place in the world. We are offered a unique opportunity to consider how relationships with light can deepen our understanding of both natural systems and human perception.

Technology becomes not merely functional but revelatory, expanding our capacity to perceive and interpret our environment.

I invite you to join me at Murray Hall for the salon-style talk. Please email me to confirm the date and time.

Project themes: Synthesis of technological innovation and humanistic purpose, light as a medium for expanded perception, place-responsive technological art.

Connected projects: There Goes Another Millennium, Fantastic Border, The Present Age, Sacred Art, Smell≠Bound