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Isaac Mei

June 7 2025 • 5 min read

Surburbia

A reflection of my three weeks studying abroad in Italy, comparing it to the US and relating back to course content.

Isaac Mei

June 7 2025 • 4 min read

A Thick Description of Venice through Campo San Lio

My Application of Campo San Lio into Interpreting Venetian Culture, as Clifford Geertz does with Balinese Cockfighting

Isaac Mei

June 7 2025 • 4 min read

Seeing Beyond the Shutter

An exercise in perception and vision: constructing a word painting and a drawing and relfecting on the process.

Isaac Mei

June 6 2025 • 5 min read

Postmodern Architecture at the Biennale Architettura 2025: Intelligens.

An analysis of the Polish Pavillion at the 2025 Biennale. What truly makes it didfferent from Modern, Medieval, and Renaissance Ideas of Architecture and Art?

Isaac Mei

June 6 2025 • 6 min read

Out of the Ashes

Adam and Isaac's Experience Solving a Riddle in Venice, interacting and becoming one with the locals.

Isaac Mei

May 31 2025 • 5 min read

Walking Through Towns: I Did Too Much Walking in Italy

A comparison of Postmodern and Medieval spaces and how each affect experiences through cities.

Isaac Mei

May 23 2025 • 7 min read

Timing Is Everything. So Is Parmesan.

Here are some of my thoughts on the nature of Italian eating culture compared to the postmodern worldview of eating as a chore in the United States.

Isaac Mei

May 18 2025 • 8 min read

Leonardo Da Vinci and Gears

My research presentation on the relationship of the paradigms of the Medieval and the Renaissance and how concepts of time appear in Leonardo da Vinci's gears.

Isaac Mei

Mar 18 2025 • 3 min read

Introduction and Expectations

This is an introduction of myself, my motivations for studying abroad, my expectations for Italy, and the exciting adventures I anticipate during my journey.