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Notes On Practice As Repetition Without Repetition
In the 1920s, Nikolai Bernstein, a mostly self-taught neurophysiologist and pioneer in the field of motor control, studied the movements of blacksmiths at Moscow’s Central Institute of Labor. Bernstein used cyclographic photography techniques to track the motions used to cut metal with a chisel and hammer. (See photo above.) His research showed how repeating movements… Continue reading
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Art About Music: Vida Gabor’s “Old Friends” (1955)
(The artist was also a musician: he was a flute soloist with the Budapest Opera for over twenty years.) Continue reading
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Across Moments
Listen on Spotify and Apple Music. Continue reading
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