Projects

CAT

Ansuman Biswas performs an experiment / demonstration drawing on the image of Schrödinger's Cat, the famous paradox in quantum physics. The work arises from a comparative study of modern scientific methodology and the 2,500 year old Indian science of vipassana. It will last for ten days during which time the artist will remain sealed within a light and soundproof chamber. He will attempt to maintain continuous, detailed observation of all sensory phenomena.

Programme of events

Fri 20 March:

Lecture/performance by Luis Eduardo Luna (Brazil) on thee link between sound and shamanic practices in the Amazon.

Sat 21 March:

Dead Man Talking, multi-media presentation by Paul Wong (Canada/China) on Western science and Chinese medical practices, with reference to cultural attitudes towards death.

 Sun 22 March:

Presentation about Islamic science by Professor Ziaddin Sardar of Middlesex University followed by a discussion of CAT between theoretical physicist David Peat and Jungian analyst Chris Hawke