Geometric patterns of logarithmic spirals. The art of recycling. No-camera photography. Visual art and physics teaming up to understand the universe. Don’t miss descriptions of these and other projects as well as the chance to share your own work at the interface of art and science at this Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER).
When: Wednesday, November 2nd, 6:00-10 PM
Where: Swissnex San Francisco, 730 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
Schedule:
6:30pm-6:45pm: Socializing/networking.
6:45-7:10pm: John Edmark (Stanford Univ) on “Geometric Patterns of Change”
Transforming and kinetic works from an ongoing exploration into spatial patterns of symmetry and growth, focusing on those arising out of logarithmic spiral structures, Fibonacci numbers, and the golden ratio.
7:10-7:35pm: Deborah Munk (Recology) on “The Art of Recycling”
An overview of the Artist in Residence Program at SF Recycling &s Disposal and will focus on a few of the 70 artists who have had residencies. I will also discuss recycling, the Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch and sustainability.
7:35-7:50: BREAK
Before or after the break, anyone in the audience currently working within the intersections of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please present your work as a teaser so that those who are interested can seek you out during social time following the event.
7:50-8:15pm: Robert Buelteman (Photographer) on “Photography Without the Camera”
The application of high-voltage electrical currents and hand-delivered fiber optic light can create fine-art photographs of living plants through a creative process inspired by Japanese ink-brush painting and improvisational jazz
8:15pm-8:45pm: Therese Lahaie (Artist) on “Longing for the Background”
An unusual combination of glass, steel, motors, lighting and photography is employed in an investigation of the sciences, the natural world and contemplative practice.
8:45-9:10pm: Christian Gonzenbach and Martin Pohl (Univ of Geneva) on “QUARC – Quantum art connection”
Understanding the universe via experiments and sculptures using ordinary objects thanks to a collaboration between a physicist and an artist.
9:10pm-10pm: Discussions, more socializing
Cost: FREE, RSVP
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