Interweaving ways of knowing from exploring the boundaries of knowledge
There is an ancient conversation going on between mosses and rocks, poetry to be sure. About light and shadow and the drift of continents. This is what has been called the “dialectic of moss on stone—an interface of immensity and minuteness, of past and present, softness and hardness, stillness and vibrancy, yin and yang.” […]
Reflections in the sand: Integrating Indigenous ways of thinking into design-centered creative practice
Yunkaporta’s 5 minds, derived as bridge to Indigenous thinking from the principles of the Aboriginal knowledge system (2019) You can’t help but look at these 5 minds that Tyson Yunkaporta has derived from the principles of the Aboriginal knowledge system as a means for us to embrace Indigenous thinking and think how well they reflect […]
Book Review: Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta
It was not until I reached page 150 of this 250 page book typeset in a larger font that I was to wholly recognize the worth and value of Tyson Yunkaporta’s work of genius. On the page, he summarizes his contribution from Australia’s Aboriginal knowledge system – written for the rest of us – with […]
