Bayesian Mysticism
Publication information:
SadeghiKivi, Ardalan. 2025. “Bayesian Mysticism.” in Spirituality and the Arts. Harvard Divinity School: Program for the Evolution of Spirituality.
Abstract
Artist Talk: This presentation showcases a series of artworks by Ardalan SadeghiKivi that explore algorithmic threads of thought woven into the history of spirituality, science, and technology—tracing how these protocols have materialized, been institutionalized, and shaped by ideological forces.
Presenter Biography
Ardalan SadeghiKivi is an Iranian artist, writer, and computer programmer who probes the embedded computation in everyday objects and interactions by examining the interrelations of spirituality, science and modernity. He is currently a Lecturer in the Comparative Media Studies Department at MIT.