An evening with Oswald Egger and Ralph Kaufmann
At first glance, the combination of poetry and mathematics, or mathematics and poetry, seems contradictory. One activity is characterized by rigor, the other by freedom. It was not without reason that Novalis aptly remarked: “The world must be romanticized,” but also “All sciences should therefore become mathematics”—poetry and mathematics as two methods of representing the world. Epic or world formula.
But isn’t that too simplistic? How can mathematics and poetry be connected in the 21st century? Poet Oswald Egger and mathematician Ralph Kaufmann engage in this dialogue. As a basis for the following discussion, they approach the topic from different angles and address this fragmented connection from the perspective of their respective practices.
The talk will be moderated by Cornelia Zumbusch.
Following the event, HADLEY’s offers a set dinner menu for guests paying out of pocket—a HADLEY’s classic featuring fine cheese from Tyrolean mountain farmers, homemade ham, spreads, and delicious wood-fired bread from the FeuFou bakery. Guests are also welcome to simply stop by the bar for drinks or wine.
Venue
Hadley’s
Beim Schlump 84A · 20144 Hamburg
Note: The conversation will be held in German.