On Tuesday 20. june, FJFI ČVUT, Pohraniční 1, Děčín
16:00–16:15 Opening ceremony
16.15–17.00 Tabula Rasa – reflection from previous experiments collaboration with the physics community and work on the artefact
17:00 Revealing the artefact
The first concepts were created in 2021 and have undergone a rapid evolution to date. The source of inspiration for the creation of the artefact is mainly the dialogue between artists and scientists and the communication in a series of workshops. The resulting design straddles the line between abstract and concrete representation and seeks to convey the experience of particle physics to observers from a wider audience. The central theme of this project is the phenomenon of physical interference. The principle of interference is a fundamental concept of wave physics and optics and describes how waves behave when two or more sources meet. In art, this principle is often used as a source of inspiration for the creation of artworks.
The authors of the work are doc. MgA. Josef Šafařík, Ph.D. and prof. ak. sculptor. Marian Karel, who have been working at Faculty of Architecture of Czech Technical University for a long time. The programming of the lighting part was done by Ing. Ondřej Slabý from Faculty of Electrical Engineering, and the production and technical support was provided by Institute of Intermedia at FEL CTU in Prague and the detached workplace of FJFI CTU in Děčín.
"It is amazing to see the transformation of particle physics outputs into a work of art that not only visualizes our scientific work and gives it a new dimension, but also to see that it is possible to enrich the public space with the outputs of our work. I am glad that the city of Děčín is getting a new interesting artefact that visitors will surely appreciate," adds doc. Mgr. Jaroslav Bielčík, Ph.D., coordinator of the scientific programme PARTPHYS CAAS.