On the visualization, philosophy, and language of time

When we reflect on our emotional relationship with time, we can sense its flow. We distinguish between the past and the future through memories, the traces left behind, and the anticipations we create.

On the visualization, philosophy, and language of time
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

It's funny how it's been over two months since I started writing an article on time.

It all began when I stumbled upon a video conference by Annick Lantenois, a PhD in Art History specializing in graphic design history, who was invited to HEAR University in Strasbourg last February. Her entire conference focused on the visualization of time. Fascinating, if you ask me.

Animated gif of data visualization on trip distribution in the US. By Dr. Pedro M. Cruz.
"Circular distributions" by Dr. Pedro M. Cruz
"Il n'y a pas de savoir sans transmission"

"There's no knowledge without transmission" is the title of her PhD research. The question she seeks to answer is: How can time be represented? And, what is time?