TEDxJakartaSalon 2020: Obscure Lucidity

The world grinds to a halt, countries scramble to damage control, businesses are on the brink and a new way of life is upon us. The future has never been so uncertain, and through these unprecedented times, us, the citizens are left on the sidelines looking for coherency to get us through this disaster. 

The british essayist, Erich Heller, describes ‘obscure lucidity’ akin to the poet Kafka’s cryptic writing style where it is lucid in it’s revealment of the truth but also obscure and never straightforward to those reading it. Like our current state of affairs, what we think at one point is certain will get us through this mess are blurred by the decisions and policies made by those who are supposed to give us lucidity. 

Our first salon event of the year, TEDxJakartaSalon: Obscure Lucidity explores the different players and their roles within these uncertain times and the importance of clarity to safely guide us to the finish line.