Transdisciplinarity, Composition, Expression: Reflections of a Spherical Way of Thinking

Adriana Sá (2023) Transdisciplinarity, Composition, Expression: Reflections of a Spherical Way of Thinking. In Leonardo, MIT Press, 2023.

Bridging art music, philosophy and perception science, this article proposes a spherical way of thinking; the term evokes an inclination to sense connections between all things, implying a transdisciplinary approach to the world. The tensions between different viewpoints can drive us to think beyond any dichotomy, and uncertainty can inspire creativity. By exposing how this reflects in her work, the author hopes to activate new questions and new ways of addressing those questions.