THE LOST ROOTS OF ART AS TECHNE AND SOCIAL FUNCTION
In this fascinating talk, Romanian art podcaster Ruxandra Dacoromana of "Classical Odyssey" is talking to Iranian musicologist Farya Faraji about his philosophy and principles behind his music videos (we love him so much, he is his own page ). Faraji's aim is not to reconstruct ancient music, but to make artistic approximations from the perspective of anthropology. It is more defined as re-engineering from the present, than a reconstruction of the old. Ruxandra and Faraji talk about how he embarked on the project in the pandemic era and about his family's background in Iran, France and Canada. But especially about the difference between modern and ancient art, and how we can rehabilitate lost arts and the values they represent.
