Event Sketch Art

Examining the tensions, overlaps, and possibilities for dialogue between Western science and Indigenous traditions

I attend events where, ironically, groups of real people gather to have drinks, discuss and contemplate a future where AI agents do all our interactions without us. In my own work, I’m already seeing a quiet backlash to AI-generated content. People increasingly seek out work that feels unmistakably human — not necessarily perfect, but personal, imperfect, and alive.

  Last week I sketched a talk by Jonathan Stein, Managing Editor of Project Syndicate, at Pracovna Work Space in Prague (hosted by The Yale Club of Prague). Stein didn’t sugarcoat things. These are tough times for journalists and publishers. But there was never…

Most people have never heard of event sketching. Those who have often imagine live caricatures, or a playful whiteboard of hand-drawn icons and flowcharts. Event Sketch Art goes quite a few steps further. ESA uses a visual narrative structure — closer to a graphic…