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19 Oct, Physics & Art Mondays: The Dark Side of Light, Or: What you see is not what you get

How do we photograph what cannot be seen?

Join us for our next Physics & Art Monday with Michael Doser (CERN), exploring the dark side of light and the limits of what we can observe. From dark matter and antimatter to invisible particles arriving from the cosmos, the evening will look at how scientists attempt to detect and visualize phenomena that cannot be seen with light, and at the intriguing questions this raises about images, observation, and photography itself.

Come along for an evening at the intersection of physics, perception, and art.

Programme

18:30 Get-together with light drinks and snacks
18:00 - 20:00 Michael Doser (CERN): The Dark Side of Light, Or: What You See Is Not What You Get

Abstract: While incredible amounts of information about the Universe have been gathered over the last decades using optical means that have dramatically sharpened our understanding of the Cosmos, the outcome is that an overwhelming fraction of our world remains invisible. This is either due to the limitations of our senses or because some domains, such as dark matter and dark energy, do not interact with light in ways that allow them to be directly observed. Photographing, imaging or otherwise apprehending such domains therefore requires us to overcome the limitations linked to our reliance on the only tool at hand: light. In his talk, Doser will focus on experimental and observational attempts to discover the nature of some of the many invisible facets of the universe, including through photographic tools, and how photographing antimatter or invisible particles raining down from the cosmos raises conceptual questions about the very nature of photography. Dr. Michael Doser is a particle physicist formerly employed by CERN, the European Centre for Nuclear Research in Geneva. He specializes in working with antimatter, using it either as a tool or as an object of study itself. 

Venue: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Akademiestr. 2-4, old building, ground floor, room A.EG.01, München

19 Oct, Physics & Art Mondays: The Dark Side of Light, Or: What you see is not what you get

How do we photograph what cannot be seen?

Join us for our next Physics & Art Monday with Michael Doser (CERN), exploring the dark side of light and the limits of what we can observe. From dark matter and antimatter to invisible particles arriving from the cosmos, the evening will look at how scientists attempt to detect and visualize phenomena that cannot be seen with light, and at the intriguing questions this raises about images, observation, and photography itself.

Come along for an evening at the intersection of physics, perception, and art.

Programme

18:30 Get-together with light drinks and snacks
18:00 - 20:00 Michael Doser (CERN): The Dark Side of Light, Or: What You See Is Not What You Get

Abstract: While incredible amounts of information about the Universe have been gathered over the last decades using optical means that have dramatically sharpened our understanding of the Cosmos, the outcome is that an overwhelming fraction of our world remains invisible. This is either due to the limitations of our senses or because some domains, such as dark matter and dark energy, do not interact with light in ways that allow them to be directly observed. Photographing, imaging or otherwise apprehending such domains therefore requires us to overcome the limitations linked to our reliance on the only tool at hand: light. In his talk, Doser will focus on experimental and observational attempts to discover the nature of some of the many invisible facets of the universe, including through photographic tools, and how photographing antimatter or invisible particles raining down from the cosmos raises conceptual questions about the very nature of photography. Dr. Michael Doser is a particle physicist formerly employed by CERN, the European Centre for Nuclear Research in Geneva. He specializes in working with antimatter, using it either as a tool or as an object of study itself. 

Venue: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Akademiestr. 2-4, old building, ground floor, room A.EG.01, München

19 Oct, Physics & Art Mondays: The Dark Side of Light, Or: What you see is not what you get

How do we photograph what cannot be seen?

Join us for our next Physics & Art Monday with Michael Doser (CERN), exploring the dark side of light and the limits of what we can observe. From dark matter and antimatter to invisible particles arriving from the cosmos, the evening will look at how scientists attempt to detect and visualize phenomena that cannot be seen with light, and at the intriguing questions this raises about images, observation, and photography itself.

Come along for an evening at the intersection of physics, perception, and art.

Programme

18:30 Get-together with light drinks and snacks
18:00 - 20:00 Michael Doser (CERN): The Dark Side of Light, Or: What You See Is Not What You Get

Abstract: While incredible amounts of information about the Universe have been gathered over the last decades using optical means that have dramatically sharpened our understanding of the Cosmos, the outcome is that an overwhelming fraction of our world remains invisible. This is either due to the limitations of our senses or because some domains, such as dark matter and dark energy, do not interact with light in ways that allow them to be directly observed. Photographing, imaging or otherwise apprehending such domains therefore requires us to overcome the limitations linked to our reliance on the only tool at hand: light. In his talk, Doser will focus on experimental and observational attempts to discover the nature of some of the many invisible facets of the universe, including through photographic tools, and how photographing antimatter or invisible particles raining down from the cosmos raises conceptual questions about the very nature of photography. Dr. Michael Doser is a particle physicist formerly employed by CERN, the European Centre for Nuclear Research in Geneva. He specializes in working with antimatter, using it either as a tool or as an object of study itself. 

Venue: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Akademiestr. 2-4, old building, ground floor, room A.EG.01, München

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