POETRY OF PERCEPTION > Harvard Neuroscience X Poets

An eight-part series (vimeo.com/channels/972301) on representations of perception and sensation made for fundamentalsofneuroscience.com.

“The world is given to me only once, not one existing and one perceived. Subject and object are only one.” Erwin Schrödinger.

Words by Walt Whitman
Animation by Sophie Koko Gate sophiekokogate.com
3D Floater Animation by Tomas Kemp
Narration by Peter Blegvad
Sound + Music by Oswald Skillbard skillbard.com
Produced by Nadja Oertelt nadjaoertelt.com

“Both artists and scientists strive, even if in different ways, toward the goal of discovering new uniformities or lawful regularities.” Hermann Helmholtz

Words by Emily Dickinson
Animation by Hannah Jacobs hellohannahjacobs.com
Narration by Anna Martine
Sound + Music by Oswald Skillbard skillbard.com
Produced by Nadja Oertelt nadjaoertelt.com

“I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life, but I’ve felt it.” Igor Stravinski

Words by Emily Dickinson
Animation by Lily Fang lilyfang.com
Narration by Sarah Jessop
Sound + Music by Skillbard skillbard.com
Produced by Nadja Oertelt nadjaoertelt.com

“A nose that can see is worth two that sniff.” Eugène Ionesco

Words by William Carlos Williams
Animation by Isaac Holland isaacholland.com
Narration by William Carlos Williams
Sound + Music by Skillbard skillbard.com
Produced by Nadja Oertelt nadjaoertelt.com

“If we understood something just one way, we would not understand it at all.” Marvin Minsky

Words by Emily Dickinson
Animation by Brian Smee briansmee.biz
Narration by Nak Yong Choi
Translation by Yoonah Caroline Lee
Coloring Assistance by Isabelle Aspin
Sound + Music by Skillbard skillbard.com
Produced by Nadja Oertelt nadjaoertelt.com

“Touch comes before sight, before speech. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells the truth.” Margaret Atwood

Words by Walt Whitman
Animation by Caitlin Craggs caitlincraggs.com
Narration by Caitlin Craggs
Sound + Music by Skillbard skillbard.com
Produced by Nadja Oertelt nadjaoertelt.com