FERTILE VOID Day 1

ABOUT

100 years after the first quantum experiments in Western science, Fertile Void approaches quantum technology as a dynamic field of scientific, political, aesthetic and cosmological inquiry. This event programme and the accompanying installations will explore the development and use of these new technologies as well as connected cultural experiences and realities.   

As quantum science begins to emerge as a palpable reality through quantum technologies, the question of what is lost and what is gained in translations between theory and practice becomes central. Fertile Void seeks to map out synergies between sciences, cultures, and the arts, as well as longer standing cosmologies on the creation of living matter in all forms. 

Studio Quantum is an international events and artist-in-residence programme from the Goethe-Institut, exploring emerging quantum technologies through the lens of art. Artistic explorations of the synergies between art and technology as well as impressions and learnings from the international residencies are an integral part of the showcased works.

Fertile Void is a cooperation between Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) and the Goethe-Institut Irland / Studio Quantum, with contributions from the JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste,  Schering Stiftung, Universität der Künste, Berlin and Trinity College Dublin. The project is part of Berlin Science Week. With thanks to Quantum Delta, ZKM, ITAS (KIT), Science Gallery London and Zeitgeist Irland 24, an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany. 

• 6:30PM – Opening Discussion with Prof. Gesche Joost (Universität der Künste, Berlin), Provost Prof. Linda Doyle (Trinity College Dublin)   
• 8PM – Performance and Conversation ‘Cosmic Textures in the Universe: Tying Quantum Knots’ - Constanza Piña Pardo (Artist, Curicó) and Alexandra Martens Sorrano (Studio Quantum Artist-in-Residence, El Salvador/Amsterdam)  
• 9PM – Performance Lecture ‘bone flute: On Wilson Harris, Caribbean omens of capacity, and the quantum arts’ -  manuel arturo abreu
• 10PM – Launch Party DJ-Set with Fehdah (Afrofuturist Electrosoul, Sierra Leone / Dublin)  

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Day 2 /  Day 3 / Installations

WITH

manuel arturo abreu, Chloé Delarue, Linda Doyle, Ale de la Puente, Fehdah, Edy Fung, John Goold, Clara Hermann, Gesche Joost, Amy Karle, kennedy + swan, Afra Khan, Radmila Lorencová, Tina Lorenz, Alexandra Martens-Serrano, Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, David Odiase, Ìfẹ́olúwa Ọ̀ṣúnkọ́yà, Natalie Paneng, Constanza Piña Pardo, Sarah Selby, Paola Torres Núñez del Prado, Radek Trnka, Michaela Vieser, Riche-Mike Wellington 

For more information, please visit the website of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Instagram Page of Studio Quantum, or the Goethe-Institut website.

HKW is accessible via the barrier-free, step-free Itō Noe Entrance located off John-Foster-Dulles-Allee. Two other barrier-free entrances are located on the east side of the building and on the Spree side of the building. There are also automatic doors located on the Spree side of the building.