Disremembering Wolf - 7 Jan 2025
by Roger F Malina
My best friend wolf died just a day after we talked on the phone, Such predictable sadness. I met him in the 1970’s on a bus on the way to San Francisco from Berkeley. It turned out he had met my roommate Bill Fawley when they were both at Princeton.
Could this incredibly powerful image, created almost thirty years before the Mona Lisa, already include some of the allegorical, literary, and philosophical methods proposed by the “Esperienza allegory hypothesis”?
On November 4th, the LASER Talks convening brought together 22 thought leaders from five continents online. In an era where the pace of innovation and interdisciplinarity knows no borders, the Laser Talks Convening emerged as an example of global collaboration.
Shamsher Virk, formerly ZERO1’s Executive Director and current Senior Director for Programs & Operations at Leonardo, is stepping down. Having successfully overseen ZERO1’s integration into Leonardo, he closes a dynamic chapter for ZERO1. Virk reflects on his time leading ZERO1 and then joining the Leonardo leadership team.
Longtime friend of and collaborator with Leonardo Richard I. Land (b. 1932) passed away at Harvard, on 12 October 2024. A scientist, computer art pioneer, and media artist, Dick was initially trained in physics and began his career in the late 1950s working with plasma, while simultaneously pursuing an amateur career in theater acting, theater lighting, and the visual arts.
To further solidify its leadership at the intersection of art, science, and technology, Leonardo: the International Society for Arts, Sciences, and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST), is excited to announce the full integration of ZERO1: The Art & Technology Network (ZERO1) into its organization. Building on the successful strategic partnership established in 2022, Leonardo’s integration of ZERO1 reflects both organizations' shared commitment to apply creativity to the complex challenges we face today.
A quarterly recognition of exceptional peer reviewers in our network for their in-depth and deeply constructive feedback on papers under consideration for publication:
On behalf of Leonardo/ISAST, I am thrilled to announce that three outstanding new members have joined our Governing Board of Directors: Dr. Amir Banifatemi, Dr. Nonny de laPeńa, and Dr. Sian Proctor. Their exceptional leadership across diverse fields stands to enhance and advance the visibility, capacity and impact of Leonardo’s work. We are grateful for their collaborative engagement, dedication and shared commitment to bring the power of creativity to shape a better world.
Launched in 2021, Leonardo's CripTech Incubator promotes diversity across the arts and technology by providing an innovation platform for artists with disabilities to remake creative technologies through an accessibility lens. Leveraging labs, fellowships, residencies, workshops, and exhibitions, the CripTech Incubator reimagines how a body-mind can move, look, and communicate by employing a broad understanding of technologies, including prosthetic tools, neural networks, software, and the built environment.
Leonardo welcomes our New Laser Hosts: /SAC Bucharest & Institute for Applied Creativity!
