LASER Event
LASER, the event I attended, was hosted by Professor Vesna. It showcased many artists and educators. It’s main purpose was to form a community of artists to discuss the intersection of art and science, to break the stigma around the intersection. I think it’s so amazing to have people come together and talk about the stigmas surrounding around this topic. Each person that spoke presented something completely unique to them. Everything presented was not in any way ordinary. Each speaker came out and presented their work, some of which I will touch on below. Dr. Hans Bernard, a professor here at UCLA, was one of the most interesting presenters in my opinion. His talk was about the art practices used in ancient Egypt. Preservations, tombs, and the keeping of the dead was what he touched on. The Egyptians believed that the next life had to have prepared for them. The tombs were decorated with depictions of the deceased at his funerary meal, activities of the estate and countryside,
