Art of Quantum

The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
V&A
 
2025 is the UNESCO International Year of Quantum, marking a century since theories for a new area of physics transformed how we describe nature’s behaviour below the atomic scale.
 
The quantum revolution forced scientists and engineers to rethink how the cosmos works at its most fundamental level, question how we experience reality in our daily lives, and develop new technologies and ways of probing the fabric of the universe. However, its provided more than just scientific revelations. Bringing the quantum realm to life has also inspired creatives and artists, challenging them to rethink their practise, how they make art, and what types of stories their art can tell.
At this year’s Great Exhibition Road Festival, hear from a unique panel of quantum physicists and quantum-loving artists. Together they will discuss what makes quantum uniquely inspiring, how their two disciplines have attempted to conceptualise, visualise and communicate the quantum reality, and how the imagery and language of quantum went mainstream and came to have the influence on art and culture that it did.