Science Group of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain
Events and Miscellaneous Announcements
Projective Geometry
Projective geometry classes in Brighton on Tuesdays from 7.45 to 9.15 pm.
For details contact P.Courtney@bton.ac.uk
Regarding Landscapes
‘Regarding Landscapes’ is a new initiative started in 2008 by Adriaan Luijk, who has been working and living for the most part of his life in England.
After many years of bio-dynamic farming within in between following the Science Course for Upper School teachers and a few years teaching, he moved to France in 2004 where his deep impression with the "Landscape" led to an attitude of questioning what exactly is our relationship to the landscape.
After reviving and continuing his interest in Goethean science by following a post-graduate course in Goethean Science and Environmental Ethics with among others Isis Brook (Lancashire University) in 2008, he discovered the work of Jan Diek van Mansvelt, his ex-biology teacher at the bio-dynamic agricultural college Warmonderhof in Holland, who together with his colleague Bas Pedroli has done lots of work on and for the European Landscape Convention.
Adriaan appreciates the idea that the way to approach the landscape is multi-disciplinary but that this at the same time needs to be based on actual experience and phenomena.
His courses / workshops are based on sharing with participants their experiences of the landscape from different points of view, such as Goethean Science and Landscape Phenomenology, but also Aesthetics, History, Ethics etc.
The main themes of the workshops are:
The Plant World in relation to its Environment.
Sense-perception and Interpretation (Environmental Aesthetics).
Nature and Culture within the Landscape.
Evolution of Consciousness and our changing perception of Landscape.
The courses / workshops are one-week long and consist, apart from short studies, of practical and outdoor observational activities, with sharing of experiences at the end of the day. PDF
At present, through organisations like the Crossfield Institute, Adriaan is seeking ways of collaborating and working together with others both in England and Holland.
This year Jan Diek van Mansvelt, Ben Stolk and Simon Blaxland de Lange will each be co-leading a workshop with Adriaan.
Regarding-Landscapes
Adriaan Luijk
Le Fort,
09300 Lieurac
France
0033(0)561052760