My latest personal creative project explores the opening of Plato's Apology through song and images:
Plato's Apology in Song — Part I
It is an illustrated song based on the opening of Socrates' defense in Plato's Apology.
This is a personal creative experiment rather than an official DCMission project. It is not meant as a substitute for reading Plato, but as a musical and visual companion for anyone interested in the dialogue.
For my latest personal creative project, I’ve adapted a scene from Boethius into song and images:
Boethius in Song — Lady Philosophy Enters
It is an illustrated song based on the opening of Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosophy.
This is a personal creative experiment rather than an official DCMission project. It is not meant as a substitute for reading Boethius, but as a kind of musical and visual memory-palace for anyone interested in the text.
I recently finished the next installment in my personal AI-assisted Plato songbook project:
The Ring and the City — Songs from Plato’s Republic, Book II
It’s a folk / café-jazz songbook based on Book II of Plato’s Republic, following Glaucon and Adeimantus as they sharpen the question of justice: is justice worth loving for its own sake, even apart from reputation, reward, or comfort?
The songs move through the Ring of Gyges, the challenge of the perfectly unjust man, and the first sketch of the city in speech.
This is a personal creative experiment rather than an official DCMission project. It is not meant as a substitute for reading Plato, but as a kind of musical memory-palace or set of chapter markers for anyone interested in the text.
Down to the Harbor — Songs from Plato’s Republic, Book I
It’s a folk-jazz songbook based on Book I of Plato’s Republic, following the dialogue from Socrates going down to the Piraeus through the unresolved question of justice.
AI-assisted digital image made with ChatGPT image generation. Concept, prompt, and creative direction by Patrick La Fratta. Inspired by Caravaggist tenebrism.
