minusintheshade: Are artists forecasters as well, seismographs themselves?   Indeed, they are, always ahead in terms of what later will become a trend in society. Like the overall fusion, the melting of all disciplines and fields and materials. All borders in the art schools currently are disappearing. Students of communication for example are embroidering or students of architecture are using film. It doesn`t make sense any more to build up departments in schools. (…) Will our whole society in the future become more creative, if not artistic? Yes. The do it yourself, the improvising, the homemade producing like, for example, the knitting: These are all indications. The most important however is telepathy, which will increase among all of us. It`s all about bridge-ing the two brain halves. - Li Edelkoort interviewed for DLD

minusintheshade:

Are artists forecasters as well, seismographs themselves?
 
Indeed, they are, always ahead in terms of what later will become a trend in society. Like the overall fusion, the melting of all disciplines and fields and materials. All borders in the art schools currently are disappearing. Students of communication for example are embroidering or students of architecture are using film. It doesn`t make sense any more to build up departments in schools.
(…)

Will our whole society in the future become more creative, if not artistic?

Yes. The do it yourself, the improvising, the homemade producing like, for example, the knitting: These are all indications. The most important however is telepathy, which will increase among all of us. It`s all about bridge-ing the two brain halves.

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Li Edelkoort
interviewed for DLD
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