A week before Berkeley’s States of Consciousness conference, its most interesting promise is permission to be uncertain. The October 14–15 gathering brings neuroscience, philosophy, ethics, and Indigenous studies into conversation about psychedelics and the mind, asking what happens when our explanations reach their limits.
Read MoreCan a glowing sculpture or an immersive digital environment invite the same kind of attention we bring to a sacred space? Mariko Mori’s work gives that question a vivid setting. Across photography, performance and installation, she has made technology part of an ongoing exploration of consciousness, belief and our relationship with the natural world.
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