Acknowledgements

Bringing the inaugural volume of ARTOEND to life has been an exercise in profound connection: a bridging of minds, disciplines, and communities. It is a testament to what happens when a shared vision is nurtured by collective dedication.

First and foremost, to our extraordinary contributors who trusted a brand-new magazine with their work, their words, and their time: you have given shape to the dialectic of life, proving that the human aesthetic experience is a boundless frontier. A profound thank you to every artist and thinker who filled this inaugural issue with brilliance:

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Daniel Holfeld, David Howes, Kristine Aleksandrovica, Saharra Dixon, Ieva Andrulyte, Celine Fribourg, Wyatt Mattoe, Nguyen Phuc Hien, Penelope Bekiari, Yeewon Chong, Siana Genovska.

Next, my deepest gratitude goes to my dedicated partners, the ARTOEND Editorial Team and Production Crew. This debut exists because of your relentless passion, your long hours, and your unwavering belief in what we could build together. You have given days and late nights into these pages, transforming abstract philosophies of the mind and body into a tangible, breathtaking reality. Your meticulous care for every word, interviews, layouts, revisions, and the thousand invisible decisions that turn intention into an issue: this magazine is as much yours as anyone's.

None of this would be possible without the bedrock of the NAPAT Foundation. Thank you for creating the ideal conditions for this vision to thrive and for your endless, unwavering support. Thank you for backing an idea before it had a shape, for the infrastructure and the patience, and for holding open a space in Vietnam where neuroscience, art, philosophy, anthropology, and technology are allowed to speak to one another. It is because of your enduring commitment to this interdisciplinary dialogue that ARTOEND was finally able to take flight.

Quietly further, we are indebted to all the scientists, researchers, artists, activists, and practitioners who came before us and have been paving the way. By laying the vital foundations of this discipline, they have broadened its reach, transforming the intersection of the nervous system and the aesthetic experience into a profound, expansive, and common ground for us all to explore.

And finally, to our readers, thank you for stepping into this laboratory of the body and mind with us. I trust that by simply engaging with these ideas, you are actively participating in the very dialectic of life we seek to uncover.

Thank you for your willingness to look deeper, to question, and to feel.

ARTOEND Editorial Team