14 Mar Grip
The experts emphasize that a tiny object can afford more sumptuous scenery. Grip handle....
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14 Mar A set of devices extending human motor skills
A dexterous human hand is a tool of astonishing capabilities. Even when the limitations of our own body makes it unable to perform in the way we would want it to, a hand can capture an additional device, that will enable us to perform various...
14 Mar Mandala
Mindfulness is a concept more and more present in our everyday life as a trend for a lifestyle change. In the attentive presence we concentrate fully on the activities performed at a given moment, in the way the children do. It can soothe us and...
14 Mar Mis-en-abyme
An eye can be a deceptive tool in an accurate description of the reality. It is relatively easy to introduce it into a state of illusion. One of the simplest visual tricks is mis-en-abyme, implemented by, among others, the game of mirrors. Touch is a complementary...
14 Mar Nenu and Eclipse
An important motor function of grasping, most of the time performed somehow unconsciously, has its linguistic consequences. We can use the verb "to catch" (in the sense of apprehension of a thing’s essence) to emphasize how well we have observed a given phenomenon and how...
14 Mar Rocky
Broadening the knowledge of the human body movement and body self-consciousness have recently become a general trend. A focus made on the body and its qualities has been seen already for several decades in the humanistic approach and art. Researchers catalog all aspects of human...
14 Mar Grasping
Grasping as a skill is learnt in the first 7 years of human’s life. Later on its change results from the refinement of the hand’s movements. The initial attempts to grasp things are made as early as in fetal life. In the tenth month of...
14 Mar The anatomy lesson
The anatomy lesson taught by Dr. Tulp, painted by Rembrandt in 1623, was a public performance open to the citizens of Amsterdam. The art historians and Dutch painting admirers were not the only ones to go through the Rembrandt’s painting with a fine-tooth comb. Experts...
14 Mar Plankton
Plankton (singular plankter), derived from the Greek adjective planktós, meaning errant, and by extension – wanderer or drifter. These inconspicuous objects play an important role in every ecosystem they are a part of....
14 Mar HAND-TO-HANDLE
Put your hand into your pocket and grab any object that you keep inside. Hold it in your hand for a minute. That is all the time you need to read this introduction. The exhibition HAND-TO-HANDLE. A Brief History of Grasping Objects will show you...
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