Provocation 2 (张思颖) by 张思颖

Modern technology threatens to eclipse other modes of revealing (Heidegger)

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To post examples of non-technological modes of revealing—artistic, poetic, spiritual（A carpenter shaping wood or a potter forming clay works with the material, allowing it to disclose itself naturally. This process is akin to art.）—and think about how modern technology may obscure or diminish these alternative forms. (A forest is no longer trees but “lumber in waiting.”)

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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The gardener tends to the garden, planting and pruning according to local conditions by observing changes in sunlight, water, and seasons. The gardener is not “controlling” nature but rather working with nature to allow the plants to “reveal” themselves as they are best suited. This way of working reflects a non-technical way of revealing, emphasizing aesthetics, and reverence.