Comments on: VIDEO: Merlijn Twaalfhoven on reconnecting art and life

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Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:15:17 +0000

[...] absolutely musical We’ve featured various ways in which music can bridge cultural barriers and in a way this is what Merlijn Twaalfhoven does but perhaps in a much more proactive way. You can find out more about Merlijn’s amazing musical projects at his website http://www.twaalfhoven.net/ and Merlijn has also given a TED talk. [...]

By: Fluffy Links – Monday January 18th 2010 « Damien Mulley

Fluffy Links – Monday January 18th 2010 « Damien Mulley — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:32:59 +0000

[...] Nice TEDx Amsterdam video on connecting The Arts and Communities. [...]

By: Veer

Veer — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:32:15 +0000

Helemaal eens, Thank you!

By: Gunperi Sisman

Gunperi Sisman — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:07:49 +0000

Thanks for being this inspiring.

By: Michiel

Michiel — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:38:12 +0000

Goed verhaal Merlijn! Nicely done.

By: Dancer

Dancer — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:23:03 +0000

hmmm yeah some interesting points, interesting enoufgh to start up discussion… but i dont agree,
i believe it should be the other way around,visiting the theater, museums, galeries etc should become part of daily live, this framing is concentration and is necessary or else it is to noisy!…and my experience is…after seeing a great artpiece, theaterperformance…the moment you step out of this frame and step into the daily live again that moment is very important! as if the world looks and feels different, for as long as it lasts more beautifull, magical..

By: Nymphaea

Nymphaea — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:54:06 +0000

I like the point Merlijn makes that we only see that what we expect. I think this is not only the case with art it may be even hard coded in our brain. There is some realy interesting research done on none attentive vison.
And if I understand Merlijn correctly art can help us to see our everyday life again with fresh eyes, make things visible that were no longer visble to us because of our routines and expectations. So at the end it seems to me he does encourage us to look at life as art when he ask us to be open to the unexpected. I like that ( I could make it one of my newyears resolutions