Time Machine
Throughout history, the mysteries of the Aborigine culture has astounded us in its communicative ability. Over 50000 years ago, the Australian Aborigines established a communication system by creating drawings and symbols on the rock caves. The many paintings done in this time were truly astounding. Rather than the traditional straightforward pictures, they used abstract symbols to represent concrete objects. Despite the lack of a formal communication, these people managed to connect with the other people of the tribe by creating drawings and symbols. One particular drawing that caught my attention was the emu celebration. This drawing incorporated only natural, earth colors and was completely symmetrical. The man in middle gracefully hosted this ceremony and wore a celebrated headdress with emu feathers perched at the top. I got the impression that this man was of great importance and had a leadership vibe overflowing from his radiant body. These vibrant colors of orange, white, and black poured from the focal point of his body and barraged me with an explosion of emotion. In contrast to the ancient times, the present has provided us with the discovery of the 4th state of matter known as the plasma. This plasma can only be made in a vacuum at extremely high temperatures. The machine that was shown was huge and left me dumbfounded. However, because of this awe-stricken feeling, I felt the urge to touch it and I found it to be very hot. I hurt my finger. Seeing these two artifacts, I found that both art and science are connected in that they are both beautiful, elegant, and complex. These two journeys incited me the most and influenced me to think about the technological evolution from the ancient past to the contemporary present to the fantasy of the future.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australian_art
http://pluto.space.swri.edu/image/glossary/plasma.html
http://www.ebgymhollabrunn.ac.at/projekte/abori.htm
http://hibp.ecse.rpi.edu/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu
