THE ART+SCIENCE SALON

We recorded this episode at LAS Art Foundation offices in Berlin to talk about the exhibition WE FELT A STAR DYING by Laure Prouvost, a newly commissioned art installation at Kraftwerk Berlin that explores quantum phenomena and their sensitivity to cosmic and planetary forces. This work was is part of the LAS Sensing Quantum programme, which explores the implications and possibilities of quantum technologies through new commissions with artists and composers, a symposium, a publication and an ongoing learning programme. Together these efforts bring together artists, scientists, thinkers and the public to engage with this evolving field. We were thrilled to be joined by Zoe Büchtemann from the curatorial team for this conversation spanning quantum theory, the natural world, the role of chance and spontaneity in artistic development, and... chicken feathers!A century ago, quantum physics revealed that, at the smallest scales, we cannot predict everything about how matter behaves. Particles can exist in multiple states at once, become linked, or even pass through energy barriers. Today, these ideas are the foundation of a number of quantum technologies, which some predict will transform our world in the next five years. WE FELT A STAR DYING is a multi-sensory and immersive environment, including video and sound developed with a quantum computer, as well scent and sculptural elements tuned to quantum phenomenaHosted by Dr Amelia McConville & Dr Autumn BrownProduction & Music by Daniel Tatlow-DevallyRead more about LAS and Sensing Quantum here.Further reading: 'How Art Went Quantum' by Günseli Yalcinkaya for ArtReview.www.artsciencesalon.orgInstagram: @artplussciencesalon

Ariane Koek is a world leader in the field of science and art. The initiator and Founding Director of Arts at CERN (2009-2015), she is a change maker, visionary, strategist, creative force, inspirational speaker, and policy maker. We were so delighted to welcome her to the Salon to discuss her career trajectory, creative inspiration, cultural collisions, scientific ideas as springboards to the imagination, and… what makes you weird?Her recent address to the European Commission has become a manifesto of sorts for us as we negotiate the shifting political contexts of knowledge production and advocate for the importance of the arts and science. Read the full text on Ariane’s Substack.Hosted by Dr Amelia McConville & Dr Autumn BrownProduction & Music by Daniel Tatlow-DevallyJoin us on social media:Instagram: www.instagram.com/artplussciencesalon/Visit Ariane Koek’s website: www.arianekoek.com/artsciencesalon.org

We were delighted to partner with Berlin Science Week again in November 2024 to host a sold out panel event on the “Science of Sex”, featuring panelists whose expertise ranged from cultural anthropology, sexology, slime mould, current German policy on trans-affiriming healthcare, and… Hegelian dialectics! Our thanks to Dr Maria Dębińska (ICI Berlin / Polish Academy of Sciences), Dr Pichit Buspavanich (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin) and Dr Tobias Wieland (Freie Universität Berlin / IKSK - Institut für Körperforschung und sexuelle Kultur) for joining us in Säälchen in Holzmarkt 25.You can read our Berlin Science Week 2024 listing - THE ART+SCIENCE SALON presents “The Science of Sex” - here: https://berlinscienceweek.com/programme/artscience-salon-presents-science-sexHosted by Dr Amelia McConville & Dr Autumn BrownProduction & Music by Daniel Tatlow-DevallyPhotography by Dr Katie O'Neillwww.artsciencesalon.orgThank you to the Berlin Science Week 2024 Team, especially Nico Brodersen, Christian Rauch & the ART+SCIENCE+CULTURE FORUM.Join us on social media!Twitter/X: twitter.com/ArtPlusSciSalonInstagram: www.instagram.com/artplussciencesalon/

Welcome to the Salon! We were delighted to be joined by the Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Linda Doyle, for a fascinating conversation about finding the beauty in engineering, cross-disciplinary collaboration, proximal relations between researchers, and her hopes for the future of interdisciplinarity. We also touched on the parallels between quantum concepts and the Irish language (Gaeilge). Hosted by Dr Amelia McConville & Dr Autumn BrownProduction & Music by Daniel Tatlow-DevallyThank you to Provost Linda Doyle for sharing her insights with us. Join us on social media: www.instagram.com/artplussciencesalon/www.artsciencesalon.org

Welcome to the Salon! In March 2024 we assumed the role of official podcasters of Creative Brain Week: a Global Brain Health Institute innovation at Trinity College Dublin, presented in association with Creative Aging International, the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and with support from Creative Ireland and the Atlantic Institute. In our second mini-episode and third podcast stemming from Creative Brain Week, we sat down with Robyn Landau of Kinda Studios, a neuroscience studio driving creative impact by using neuroaesthetic principles in design. We spoke about embodiment, designing for the mind, collaborating with DJ Jayda G, and “muscular bonding” and heard about Kinda Studios own podcast “Beyond Five Senses”. In this episode, we also sift through more insights from our Reflection Sessions co-hosted with Scottish Poetry Library’s Morag Anderson, and bond over the visual poetry of Ian Hamilton Finlay. The themes of Creative Brain Week 2024 were “Attention, Connection, & Love” and we discuss how the visual in and through poetry might capture, and speak to, all three of these elements. Check out Kinda Studios’ work & their own podcast: https://www.kindastudios.com/ https://www.kindastudios.com/audiblebeyond5 Delve into Ian Hamilton Finlay’s visual poem “Acrobats”: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/finlay-acrobats-p07450 Read more about Morag Anderson’s poetry here: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/morag-anderson/ Watch our full reflection sessions with Morag from Creative Brain Week 2024 on YouTube: 5th March: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3YjDL9v6xI 6th March: www.youtube.com/watch?v=18N_vmEwNgs Hosted by Dr Amelia McConville and Dr Autumn Brown Production & Music by Daniel Tatlow-Devally Thank you to Dominic Campbell and Bea Kelleher of Creative Brain Week, who made these conversations possible, and to the Global Brain Health Institute, Atlantic Institute, and Creative Ireland. More: creativebrainweek.com/ Thank you also to Creative Futures Academy for the 2024 Public Engagement Grant which supported the production of this episode. More: https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/resource/artandsciencesalonpodcast/ Join us on social media! Twitter/X: twitter.com/ArtPlusSciSalon Instagram: www.instagram.com/artplussciencesalon/www.artsciencesalon.org

Welcome to the Salon! In March 2024 we assumed the role of official podcasters of Creative Brain Week - a Global Brain Health Institute innovation at Trinity College Dublin, presented in association with Creative Aging International, the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and with support from Creative Ireland and the Atlantic Institute. We spoke with a plethora of poets and policymakers, hosted reflection sessions, and chatted with some fascinating researchers. In this mini episode, you will hear poetry from the amazing Morag Anderson (Scottish Poetry Library), delve with us into the research of neuropsychologist Dr Tanisha Hill-Jarrett (University of California, San Francisco) incorporating everything from systemic racism to Afrofuturism as art and epistemology, and gain some insights from the Reflection Sessions we co-hosted with Morag at the end of each conference day. Find out more about Dr Tanisha Hill-Jarrett’s work here: https://www.tanishahilljarrett.com/othersideoftime https://www.gbhi.org/news-publications/storytelling-project-addresses-older-black-womens-healthcare-disparities www.gbhi.org/projects/creative-minds Read more about Morag Anderson’s poetry here: https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/morag-anderson/ Watch our full reflection sessions with Morag from Creative Brain Week 2024 on YouTube: Tuesday 5th March: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3YjDL9v6xI Wednesday 6th March: www.youtube.com/watch?v=18N_vmEwNgs Hosted by Dr Amelia McConville and Dr Autumn Brown Production & Music by Daniel Tatlow-Devally Thank you to Dominic Campbell and Bea Kelleher of Creative Brain Week, who made these conversations possible, and to the Global Brain Health Institute, Atlantic Institute, and Creative Ireland. More: www.creativebrainweek.com/ Thank you also to Creative Futures Academy for the 2024 Public Engagement Grant which supported the production of this episode. More: https://creativefuturesacademy.ie/resource/artandsciencesalonpodcast/ Join us on social media!Twitter/X: twitter.com/ArtPlusSciSalon Instagram: www.instagram.com/artplussciencesalon/www.artsciencesalon.org

Welcome to the Salon! In this episode, we spoke with Barney Steel of Marshmallow Laser Feast about 'Evolver' - an 'immersive 360º audiovisual world' - the Cannes Film Festival selected XR experience guided by the voice of Academy Award-winning actor Cate Blanchett and featuring musical scores by Jonny Greenwood, Meredith Monk, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Howard Skempton and Jon Hopkins. Barney is an artist whose expansive vision has taken him from directing music videos for bands like Depeche Mode to creating and exhibiting immersive experiences at places like the Sundance Film Festival, London’s Saatchi Gallery, and most recently, Cannes Film Festival 2024. Marshmallow Laser Feast uses science as a catalyst to create highly interactive and immersive installations exploring the mysteries and wonders of life on our planet.Read about 'Evolver' at Cannes Film Festival 2024: https://variety.com/2024/digital/global/cate-blanchett-evolver-cannes-immersive-malick-1236012021/ Hosted by Amelia McConville and Autumn BrownProduction & Music by Daniel Tatlow-DevallyThank you to Barney Steel of Marshmallow Laser Feast, and to Dominic Campbell of Creative Brain Week, who made this conversation possible. Thank you also to Creative Futures Academy for the 2024 Public Engagement Grant which supported the production of this episode.Join us on social media: www.instagram.com/artplussciencesalon/www.artsciencesalon.org

Welcome to the Salon! For this episode, we set up a pop-up podcasting corner in the Digital Lounge at the Digital Hub, where we invited the participants, stakeholders, coordinators, and artists of Beta Festival to stop by and share their thoughts on what it means to facilitate the inaugural year of this fascinating festival of science, art, and technology. We spoke with Julian Ellison (The Digital Hub), Jo Mangan (The Performance Corporation), Marguerite Barry (The ADAPT Centre), and Joanna Walsh (University College Dublin) about their individual contributions to Beta Festival. Hosted by Amelia McConville & Autumn Brown Production and Music by Daniel Tatlow-Devally Thank you to the Beta Festival 2023 Team, especially to Aisling Murray, festival founder and director. Join us on social media: www.instagram.com/artplussciencesalon/www.artsciencesalon.org