“In abstract mathematics or abstract art, the purpose is to describe inner states of our mind, and to explore the limits of our own imagination and our capacity for creativity. While this has some applications in the world, I think it leads to a distance from the world. Going to Congo was for me an act of seeking proximity, of breaking that distance. With abstraction, which is brilliant and vain, you divorce yourself from any kind of proximity to other people.” PeopleThinkingWorldMindKindArtPurposeImaginationCreativityMathematicsDistanceDivorceBrilliantVainAbstractApplicationCongo Author:Anjan Sundaram