There has never been anything quite like Signatures of the Invisible. This unique collaboration carries the potential to redefine the relationship between science and art. Signatures of the Invisible brings together the London Institute the world's largest College of art, design and communication - and CERN one of the world's most extraordinary international scientific institutions.
Some of Europe's leading visual artists have worked with distinguished scientists from CERN to make original pieces of art which respond to (rather than illustrate) the preoccupations of theoretical physics. These works of art are drawn together into an exhibition that has already shown in major galleries in Europe, and China.
High energy physics often deals with events so small they are known only by their mathematical signatures. It might at first seem that art has no way of approaching this field. Yet these events come close to telling us how the universe works and have changed our understanding of nature. It is therefore imperative for art to confront this if it is to have meaning. The laws of physics are not going to go away. Relativity, antimatter, quantum mechanics are how nature works. Art can take us into areas of perception through visual encounters and through artists' talents to lose themselves in the interplay between concept and medium. In this programme artists will be able to do this in parts of the natural world which have previously been invisible.
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