artiparlando: Horst Bredekamp

The focus of the Museion talk is his illustrious initiative “Bild-Wissen-Gestaltung. Ein interdisziplinäres Labor”, the interdisciplinary laboratory he set up with the aim of moving beyond the dividing lines between humanistic disciplines and natural sciences. In line with this open approach, art historians, architects, designers and doctors study the fundamental role of images in a wide range of different sectors.

Projects include deploying images used in biology to analyse the decorative greenery depicted in Gothic art. New, unexpected connections can also be found between solid-state physics, hardware design, biology, architecture and product design. The topics presented during the event are the focus of the book coauthored by Bredekamp entitled “Haare hören – Strukturen wissen – Räume agieren”, published last November. The talk is in German and admission is free.