Quantum Art and Uncertainty

The current publication »Quantum Art and Uncertainty« by Paul Thomas is based on the basic idea that the two forces »probability« and »uncertainty« are at the center of art and science.

Paul Thomas is Professor at the UNSW Art and Design School in Sydney and Director of the Studio for Interdisciplinary Art Research. Based on Thomas' book »Quantum Art and Uncertainty«, the lecture deals with the use of art as a visual and cultural instrument to investigate the invisible quantum world. Art serves as a tool to make the invisible visible. To achieve this, Paul Thomas uses scientifically collected information and translates the data so that humans can visually perceive it.

Modern concepts for the visualization of phenomena such as quantum chaos, quantum computers and quantum consciousness show that our cultural understanding has changed. From everyday life we know the relationship between cause and effect, but this causality contradicts quantum physics. Such insights require new ways of thinking and thus also influence the perception of our reality. The liminal space between the quantum world and the classical world creates an impression of the atomic connections that make up our world.

Video documentary:

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Camera: Sabrina Bell, Tim Wenz
Editing: Tim Wenz