Dear colleagues,
We cordially invite you to the symposium Fluid Cosmologies I, which is hosted
at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities on November 2,
2012, from 2 pm to 7 pm on the occasion of the exhibition Carved Air by Yunchul
Kim. Experts from different scientific disciplines will reflect on the central
aspects of the exhibition: dark
matter simulations, experiments on fluid instabilities and
interdisciplinary approaches at the interface of science, media and art.
This joint reflection from sciences and humanities examines the
significance and potential of the concept of the “fluid skies” in
contemporary cosmology, astrophysics and media theory. The panel will be
moderated by Dr. Lucía Ayala, art historian and curator of the
exhibition Carved Air. Friday, November 2, 2012, 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.Symposium Fluid
Cosmologies IEinstein Hall | Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and
HumanitiesJägerstr. 22/23 | 10117 Berlin | 5th floorThe talks will be held in
English. Programme2 p.m. Welcome by Heike Catherina Mertens, Director of
Arts and Culture, Ernst Schering Foundation2.15 p.m. Seeing the invisible:
Supercomputer Simulations of the dark side of the Universe. Prof. Dr. Volker
Springel (Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies)3.15 p.m. Beyond
gravitation: The subtle magnetic Universe. Dr. Rainer Arlt (Leibniz Institute
for Astrophysics, Potsdam) 4.15 p.m. Coffee Break5 p.m.
Programme & imagination. Prof. Dr. Siegfried Zielinski (Berlin University of the
Arts)6 p.m. Book Launch: Yunchul Kim. Carved Air. Volume 3 of the
Ernst Schering Foundation’s Publication Series with argobooks, edited by Lucía
Ayala In Carved Air, Berlin based
Korean artist Yunchul Kim explores the enormous epistemological
complexity behind contemporary scientific processes. With his
fluid-kinetic sculptures and electrochemical drawings, he reflects some
core aspects of current astrophysics and the objects analyzed by
scientists which have lost their direct relation to immediate
experience. Using new tuneable materials which can be aesthetically
manipulated, Yunchul Kim examines unsolved scientific questions in an
artistic context. Saturday, November 3, 2012, 2 p.m.Guided tour of the
exhibitionErnst Schering Foundation | Unter den Linden 32-34 | 10117 BerlinThe
artist and the curator will be present. Saturday, November 3, 2012, 8
p.m.Descend. A concert with electroacoustic works by Jacob Kirkegaard, Yunchul
Kim and Jörg Lindenmaier
Korean Culture Center | Leipziger Platz 3 | 10117 Berlin
All events are free and open to the public. Please register
at [email protected]
More information on “Fluid Skies” and the events related to the exhibition is
available at http://www.fluid-skies.net/fluid-cosmologies/fc-i-berlin/. We are
looking forward to welcoming you!
The Fluid Skies team
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