The gaps between science and spirituality can daunt us by leading us to the unknown. In Hyundai Blue Prize+'s “Prayers to Fornax: Science, Technology, and Spirituality,” these spaces are bridged by the daring and effusive works of eight artists and collectives who offer their guiding hand through these newly emergent realities.
This film offers an immersive journey through all nine works on view. It follows a wandering path through the work of June Balthazard and Pierre Pauze, connecting quantum physics and alchemy; Chen Zhe, bringing the body into dialogue with astronomical instruments; Natasha Tontey, rooted in Indonesian Indigenous cosmologies; and Riar Rizaldi, exploring technology, colonial history, and ancestral memory. It continues with Zach Blas, comparing big data to a contemporary form of divination; Nolan Oswald Dennis, linking constellations and histories of Black liberation; Haroon Mirza, connecting sound, the body, and spiritual practice; and Suzanne Treister, bringing t...
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