Explore the second installment of Laurie Anderson's six-part Norton Lecture series, "Spending the War Without You: Virtual Backgrounds," focusing on "The Forest." Delve into the challenges artists and citizens face in reinventing culture with ambiguity and beauty, examining place through visual and spatial sound. Join renowned creative pioneer Laurie Anderson as she presents her multimedia insights, followed by a thought-provoking Q&A session moderated by Timothy Morton, author and Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University. Gain valuable perspectives on art, ecology, and cultural reinvention in this 1 hour 23 minute lecture, recorded on March 24, 2021, as part of Harvard's prestigious Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry series.