Cinema Arts: 'Universe in a Grain of Sand'

How do we make sense of the world around us? Our understanding of nature is shaped by the tools we create to observe it. Both scientists and artists have pushed the frontiers of understanding through an astounding array of human ingenuity and innovation: from glassmaking to semiconductors; from Leibniz’s 17th century binary systems to the art of M.C. Escher; from the diverse boat-building techniques of First Nations peoples to the latest advances in computer-generated art and quantum computing.

Featuring a dazzling integration of artwork and experimental cinema - from Picasso to Hilma af Klint to Stan Brakhage - interwoven with scientists striving to understand the deepest mysteries of nature, this film from the award-winning director Mark Levinson (Particle Fever) celebrates the transcendent power of the imagination to make sense of the universe.

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