In which the idea that the sense of wonder we are born with automatically diminishes as we mature is brought into question. The factors that erode our sense of wonder are examined and the possibility of reaching adulthood with a sense of wonder intact is argued for.


In which the idea that the sense of wonder we are born with automatically diminishes as we mature is brought into question. The factors that erode our sense of wonder are examined and the possibility of reaching adulthood with a sense of wonder intact is argued for.



Music by Sharron Kraus, with Guy Whittaker, James Green, Aby Vulliamy, Harriet Earis, Oliver Parfitt and Nick Jonah Davis


Clips from Jefferson Airplane’s ‘Lather’ and Rupert Holmes’ ‘Escape (The Piña Colada Song)’


REFERENCES
Richard Dawkins, Unweaving the Rainbow Immanuel Kant, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of the Morals René Descartes, The Passions of the Soul John Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening: A Composer’s Sound Practice