Duality – an artistic exploration of quantum science
Mondays and Weekends, 10am to 4pm Thursdays, Fridays, 10am to 6pm Thursday 16 May to Monday 20 May
Opening night (ticketed): 16 May, 6:30pm–9:00pm Family art workshops: 18 May, 2pm–4pm; 19 May, 10am–12pm
Visit Duality – an exhibition showcasing entries to the 2023–24 EQUS Quantum Art Competition – to explore quantum science through an artistic lens, and vote for your favourite artwork for the People’s Choice Prize!
When: 16–20 May 2024
Where: Flow Studios, 57 Denison St, Camperdown NSW 2050
Cost: Entry to the exhibition is free
Opening night
Date: Thursday 16 May 2024
Time: 6:30–9pm
Location: Flow Studios, 8 Dennison St, Camperdown NSW 2025
Cost: free, recommended $20 donation to DeadlyScience
Several of the artists, as well as scientists and science communicators, will be in attendance on opening night to answer any questions you may have. Light refreshments (drinks and canapés, including vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options) will be available.
About the exhibition
The exhibition includes 9 artworks submitted to the 2023 EQUS Quantum Art Competition, including the winner, runner-up, finalists and highly commended works. There will be interactive art activities for kids on 18 & 19 May (for details visit https://equs.org/events/duality-quantum-art-exhibition).
Run by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS), the 2023 Quantum Art Competition invited artists to explore quantum science through their medium of choice, drawing inspiration from the competition theme, ‘duality’:
At the very heart of quantum mechanics lies a profound and mysterious principle, one that challenges the boundaries of our perception. It’s the idea that every entity, no matter how large or small, has a dual nature – existing simultaneously as both a particle and a wave.
Although it may seem to be a contradiction, it is verifiably true in experiments. It’s a paradox that forms the bedrock of the inner workings of our Universe. And this wave-particle duality is just the tip of the quantum iceberg.
Within the quantum realm, countless other instances of simultaneous existence occur. Quantum entities, from tiny electrons to more complex systems, somehow exist dually in multiple states at the same time, creating a tapestry of possibilities that seem to defy classical logic.