[SydPhil] Elective Affinities

[Goetz Richter]

Elective Affinities
"Affinities are only interesting in so far as they effect divisions" (J. W. v. Goethe, Elective Affinities)
An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Music, Philosophy and Aesthetics
http://www.goetzrichter.com/pages/ElectiveAffinities.html

Goetz Richter, University of Sydney/Sydney Conservatorium
E: goetz.richter at sydney.edu.au<mailto:goetz.richter at sydney.edu.au>

August 30 - 6.30 pm
Recital Hall East, Sydney Conservatorium
Camouflage
A Seminar, Performance and Discussion
A/Prof. Ann Elias, Sydney College of the Arts
Shostakovich, String Quartet No 8 (arr. String Orchestra)
Musicians from the Sydney Conservatorium
(Dir: Goetz Richter, Sydney Conservatorium)
FREE ADMISSION- ALL WELCOME

Rich in history, aesthetic possibility, political suggestion, and metaphor, camouflage also expresses the nature of life. Strategies and acts of blending, assimilation, invisibility, disruption, mimicry, and masking proliferate today in art, society and war. Camouflage crosses boundaries of human and animal, traverses disciplines of military science, biology, anthropology and sociology. And at the intersections of discourse it provokes innovative thought and practice.

Dr Ann Elias gained a PhD from the University of Auckland. She is now Associate Professor of Theoretical Enquiry at Sydney College of the Arts, the University of Sydney. Since moving to Australia her research has focused on Australian art and visual culture and her publications place Australian material in the context of British and American histories. She has two specializations: camouflage, including the crossing of disciplines between art and science; and flowers, especially flowers as objects of camouflage. Her research is included in major international journals including Leonardo, and her book Camouflage Australia: art, nature, science and war was published by Sydney University Press in 2011.


Goetz Richter Kstl. Staatsdip. | BA (Hons I) | PhD
Associate Professor Violin
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY | SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC
Building C 41 | SYDNEY UNIVERSITY NSW 2006
email: goetz.richter at sydney.edu.au<mailto:grichter at usyd.edu.au> | Phone: (02) 9351 1293

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