If you believe in Cinderella, and if you can suspend your disbelief at midnight, then you can believe in the interdisciplinary midnight, the 'in-betweens,' and become fortunately entangled, moving from art to science.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of crossing boundaries between different disciplines, like art and science, to foster creativity and innovation.
Neri Oxman's quote encourages a mindset that embraces the blending of different fields of knowledge and creativity. By referencing Cinderella and the concept of 'suspending disbelief', she highlights the potential for wonder and discovery that lies in exploring the 'in-betweens' of disciplines. This fusion can lead to unique insights and advancements, showing that boundaries are meant to be transcended for the sake of innovation.
In practice
During a creative workshop, you could use this quote to inspire participants to think beyond traditional boundaries.
To draw a tree, to pay such close attention to every aspect of a tree, is an act of reverence not only toward the tree, and toward the earth itself, but also our human connection to it. This is one of the magical things about drawing - it gives us almost visionary moments of connectedness.
Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.
Screenplays I didn't really care about, journalism, travel books, getting my writer friends to write about their dreams or something. I just determined to write the books I had to write.
Art is a refining and evocative translation of the materials of the world.
Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
You hand the baton on, and that's why roles like 'Medea' resonate for years and years, as each new actor comes to it.
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