Sydney, 1950.
Paul Thomas
Professor of art and design at UNSW and currently director of transdisciplinary art research studies (STAR), also co-president of the transdisciplinary image conference series 2010-2018. L’any 2000 will instigate and be the founding director of the Biennal of Electronic Arts Perth 2002, 2004 and 2007. As an artist Thomas is a pioneer of transdisciplinary artistic practice. The new research aimed at practice is not only inspired by nanoscience and quantum theory, but in reality it currently operates exploring concepts of visualization of the liminal space between the classical world and the quantum. The current publication of Thomas Quantum Art and Uncertainty (published in October 2018) is based on the concept that at the core of both art and science we encounter the forces of probability and uncertainty.
The various research projects exhibited internationally are based on scientific work and specific questions. The artwork ‘Quantum Consciousness’ is based on experiments carried out in collaboration with Professor Andrea Morello, from the Center for Quantum Computing and Communication Technology, UNSW. The work of art is created from Thomas’ details in sections of Feynman’s 1982 document “Simulating Physics with Computers”, to affect the direction of an electron sun. Previous projects exploring nanotechnologies have also been exhibited at the national and international level. ‘Multiverse’ 2013 is based on Richard Feynman’s diagrams of photons that are reflected in a mirall, ‘Nanoessence’ 2009 that will explore the space between life and death at a nano level and ‘Midas’ 2007 that will investigate what is transferred when the film touches the earth at a nano level. . Other publications are Quantum Art and Uncertainty (2018), Nanoart: The Immateriality of Art, (2013), Relive Media art Histories, co-edited by Sean Cubitt and Interference Strategies and Cloud and Molecular Aesthetics co-edited by Lanfranco Aceti and Edward Colless. .
The works presented to the Collection will be donated by the artist after a process of adaptation and efforts intended to guarantee correct preservation, in a research program carried out with the collaboration of the General Directorate of Innovation and Digital Culture of the Department of Culture of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
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"Quantum Chaos Set" 2022
The work, a collaboration between Paul Thomas in collaboration with Jan Andruszkiewicz, is a visualization of the change in our cultural understanding that exists in terms of the difference between the classical world and the quantum of uncertainty. The experimental art work explores the liminal space between the classical and the quantic using the facts of quantic chaos. This space is a conceptual and contextual location of a permeable boundary.
Work of art donated by the artist
"Quantum Consciousness and Richard Feynman", 2015
Quantum Consciousness explores the link between quantum computing, consciousness and artistic expression. Utilizing the real-time data of a phosphorus electron, the installation visualizes the status of quantum computers and dynamics influenced by the artist’s view of Richard Feynmans’ 1982 document on quantum computers. A micron signal modulates the flow of the electrons, transforming the fluctuations. quantiques in visual and auditory experiences. This work of art investigates the co-emergence of human thought and quantum phenomena, materializing the intersection of impossible quantum states and human consciousness.
With the collaboration of Kevin Raxworthy
Work of art donated by the artist
"Quantum Chaos" Series No. 8, 2020
The Quantum Chaos series is a collection of paintings that investigates the relationship between classical chaos and quantum mechanics. Using his personal scratches, the artist poses in capes of gestural pinzellades, which are partially blurred to reveal hidden spaces that metaphorically represent the limit between the classical and quantum spheres.
The chaotic pinzellades embody the uncertainty classical, while the influence of quantum data reflects the unpredictable nature of quantum behavior. Each painting is a dynamic exploration of the invisible forces that shape the universe, translating abstract quantum phenomena into a visual form, where chaos is reinterpreted online and the intangible is perceptible.
This interaction between traditional painting methods and quantum-inspired concepts emphasizes coexistence of visible and invisible mons.
The series reimagines reality through the lens of quantum uncertainty, offering a new way of perceiving the universe.
Work of art donated by the artist
Nanoessence, 2010
The Nanoessence project examines life at the subcellular level using an atomic force microscope (AFM) to analyze the cells of the HaCat live and die cell. The data collected during a residency at Symbiotic and the nanochemistry research institute inform the interactive installation. The breathing of the spectators, captured by the sensors, directly influences the images and sounds, symbolizing the essence of life through cellular topographies. This interaction promotes a sensory understanding of microscopic life, reexamining the concepts of existence and creating a metaphysical experience that blurs the line between life and death.
With the collaboration of Kevin Raxworthy
Work of art donated by the artist
Multivers, 2012
Multiverse is an interactive work of art that visualizes parallel universes through Richard Feynman’s quantum theories about photons. The installation reflects the portrait of the viewer, analogous to a Spain of photons, based on Feynman’s probability amplitude using an atomic force microscope, the work generates thousands of alternative versions of the portrait, revealing multiple realities.
The project highlights that the mons quàntics alternatius coexisteixen and are equally real, independent of observation, since the invisible quantum world remained visible to the audience.
Amb the collaboration of Kevin Raxworthy
Work of art donated by the artist
Midas, 2007
We go deeper into the transition phase between shell and gold, using an atomic force microscope (AFM) to capture atomic vibrations. This research, carried out in collaboration with SymbioticA and the Nanochemistry Research Institute, explores the intersection of biology and the transformation of materials.
Inspired by the myth of King Midas, the project transforms these scientific data into a visual and sound installation, amplifying the nanoscale experience of cellular transformation in gold, creating an exploration metaphorical touch and transmutation.
With the collaboration of Kevin Raxworthy
Work of art donated by the artist