CIRCULEZ
Art@CMS
Paco Falco & Chris Henschke
Image Credit Michael Hoch & Maximilien Brice Š 2008 CERN, for the benefit of the CMS Collaboration
Tiziano CAMPORESI (Left) - Jorgen D’HONDT (Right)
As Albert Einstein said “the most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science.” Science requires that we continually reassess our place 9in the cosmos. Where do we come from ? Who are we ? Where are we going? It changes our perspective. Great art asks these same questions and when we experience it, it changes our perspective, just as science does. Given this commonality between art and science it’s especially appropriate and exciting when artists make science their subject. Artists show science from a unique perspective that can be more approachable than science head-on.
This is an era of unprecedented global scientific collaborations ; a 27 km circumference machine that collides counter-rotating beams of protons at almost light speed ; cameras that photograph the resulting collisions , such as CMS, the size of a six story office building containing sense elements that in some cases are the width of a human hair ; and the seminal discovery of a Higgs Boson that may explain why atoms and we exist. As never before there is an opportunity for science and art to fuse ; to speak of a reassessment of our place in the cosmos that has just occurred, to speak of the mysterious and to make it approachable. The programme ART@CMS attempts this. Ian Shipsey, University of Oxford on behalf of the CMS Collaboration
What is CMS ? The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) is one of the four experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The LHC smashes groups of protons together at close to the speed of light, 40 million times per second ,and with seven times the energy of the most powerful accelerators built up to now. Many of these will just be glancing blows but some will be very energetic head on collisions. When this happens some of the collision energy is turned into mass and previously unobserved, shortlived particles which could give clues about how nature behaves at a fundamental level. CMS is a particle detector that is designed to see a wide range of particles and phenomena produced in high-energy collisions in the LHC.
Like a cylindrical onion, different layers of detectors measure the different particles, and this key data is analysed by scientists around the world to build up a picture of events at the heart of the collision. Scientists then use this data to search for new phenomena that will help to answer questions such as what the Universe is made of, what forces act within it, and what gives everything substance? CMS also measures the properties of previously discovered particles with unprecedented precision, and is on the lookout for completely new, unpredicted phenomena. In July 2012, two of the LHC experiments (CMS and ATLAS) announced the discovery of a new, Higgs particle. The Higgs boson was postulated to explain why particles have mass and therefore why gravity acts.
Sudan
Wolfgang ADAM
Con SENSUS
Chris HENSCHKE
PARAMESVARAN
Austin BALL
Andy CHARALAMBOUS
Sezen SEKMEN
Dynamics of the Apparatus | Audiovisual
Science Rap | Music
Sculptures IV | Installation
Passionate About | Photography
No Fixed Point | Textile Art
Don LINCOLN
Lindsay OLSON
Bree CORN
Circulez | Paint Installation
Hugues BRUN
Project Title | Medium
Brigitte TESSIER
Scientist
Artist
Circulez Paint Installation About
Statement
Brigitte Tessier is a French Canadian artist, graphic designer and educator who has been a resident of France since 1993. As a painter, she works on her local environment and on her inner landscape. She questions the act of painting and, asks the question: What are we looking for ? Both artists and scientists try to understand the world we are living in. The size and the medium she uses is an integral part of her creation. She often uses a long horizontal format like a path crossing life from one point to another. Brigitte Tessier has been active in displaying her art throughout the community and playing a key role in encouraging all age groups to express themselves through art.
I wanted to tell a story about the notion of collision in my own way. It all started with a visit of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) that touched and called out to me. I was fascinated by the place, the machines and the colors. Furthermore, the scientist’s speech throughout the visit ignited a desire to look deeper into the connection between scientists and artists. We have what seems to me the same internal need to understand the affairs of the world that surrounds us as well as that which dwells within us.
Hugues Brun is a postdoctoral researcher currently working for the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He participated in the searches for the Higgs boson at the moment of its discovery. He is currently preparing the new LHC data taking period by working on the CMS trigger system.
I wanted to lay out this story in the same way as the Bayeux Tapestry (70 meters x 50 cm) and the Japanese Emaki-mono (hand scroll 9-12meters x 30 cm). A circular story of 27 meters, calling to mind the 27 kilometers of the particle accelerator. My research brought me to “La cueva de los manos” (The Cave of Hands) situated in the province of Santa Cruz in Argentina. A nod to the work of the women and men of the CMS, working at 100 meters below ground. The detector equally reminds me of stained glass windows in cathedrals.
The Dance of Matisse symbolizes a movement, a circle, a ring‌more precisely, a connection between humans.
at the same time. The constellation of the Centaur finally represents the infinitely large in parallel with the infinitely small.
All of these collisions give birth to an energy that circulates around the void and embodies itself in the figure of the Centaur : man and animal, reason and instinct, science and art
The story that I tell has no end! We are all particles, we circulate‌
Hugues BRUN (Left) - Brigitte TESSIER (Right)
Brigitte Tessier
No Fixed Point Textile Art About Lindsay Olson is Fermi National Accelerator’s Artist in Residence and a teacher at Columbia College, Chicago. She is known for her unusual subject matter and circumstance including a stint as the Artist in Residence for her local police department. Her love of science and technology grew out of her work with Chicago’s Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the world’s largest waste water treatment facility. Lindsay uses her work to help others learn about the science and engineering that underpins modern culture. Her work has been shown in the United States and Europe. Dr. Don Lincoln is a physicist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, America’s premier particle physics facility. Coauthor of over 800 papers, he cites two as of special significance: the discovery of the top quark and the discovery of the Higgs boson. Of late, his research focus employs the CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider as a way to search for the ultimate building blocks of the cosmos. In addition to his research, Lincoln is an inveterate
popularizer of science – making videos and writing both books and magazine articles. His most recent book The Large Hadron Collider: The Extraordinary Story of the Higgs Boson and Other Things That Will Blow Your Mind, was recently published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
Statement Lindsay’s artistic practice grows out of an intense curiosity about the ways our society is supported by science and technology and uses her training to create art about the hidden realities of our world. In contrast, Don is both a researcher and a passionate science communicator, utilizing videos, presentations, and the written word to bring the world of research to communities who would otherwise be unaware of the fascinating science that surrounds us. Working together, our current project sheds light on the smallest frontier: the subatomic realm of quarks and leptons. We are fascinated by the behavior of nature’s fundamental building blocks that make up all that we see.Together, we view the art@ CMS project as an ideal way to invite
others with little or no technical background to explore the very underpinnings of reality itself. The Standard Model of particle physics is a breathtakingly successful conceptual tool we use to explain our universe. It tells us how the vibrant and exciting cosmos in which we live can be explained as endless combinations of a few key building blocks, governed by a handful of simple principles. Using leviathan accelerators, scientists are able to probe deeper into the most basic components of the universe and the rules that govern them. The final prediction of the Standard Model was the Higgs boson and it was recently discovered at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe. Lindsay was intrigued by the visual and intellectual challenge to express this powerful conceptual tool. Using information gleaned from the collaboration, Lindsay used dyed textiles, embroidery and other
Lindsay OLSON (Left) Don LINCOLN (Right)
techniques to express the elegance of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Lindsay Olson & Don Lincoln
Passionate About Photography About Bree Corn is an Austrian based photographer. In addition to her photographic and conceptual work for clients and exhibitions in Austria and abroad, she regularly teaches at the Austrian Academy of Photography. Her works have been both nationally and internationally celebrated, awards including among others the “Qualified European Photographer” by The Federation of European Photographers (2013); 1st place in the “Traumseher“ by Berufsfotografen Österreich(2013); 7th place at the World Photographic Cup by FEP & PPA (2015); and Honorable Mentions by IPA & NDAwards.
Higgs particle. She also works on improving the performance of CMS simulation software and CMS hadron calorimeter.
Statement Turning a passion into a profession can lead people to overcome borders, cultural differences, one’s own limitations and much more. It may simply lead to truly being oneself. This project portrays people (scientists, artists, musicians, etc.) who are pursuing the passions that drive and fulfill them and make them achieve excellence.
“The only way to become a master of
Sezen Sekmen was born and educated in Turkey. She has been working at CERN since 2007 as a physicist at the CMS experiment at the LHC. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Kyungpook National University in Korea. She searches for signs of new particles in data collected by CMS, and sometimes collaborates with theorists to predict what new particles to expect. She also measures properties of the newly discovered
something is to be really with it.” -Alan Watts-
In our modern culture of rushing it is all too common to lose sight of what is really important to us intellectually. Yet some people just follow their interests, and by their creative process they go beyond their limits and affect others in an inspiring way.
In cooperation with art@CMS, Bree Corn’s “Passionate About Particle Physics” portrays the energy and thoughts of particle physicists who share their motivation and personal experiences in an open-minded way. Experience and get inspired ! Bree Corn
Sezen SEKMEN (Left) - Bree CORN (Right)
Sculptures IV Installation About Andy Charalambous is a London based artist who works in a variety of media that includes digital video, sculpture, installation and intervention. He takes a single idea or scientific concept and produces work that communicates by creating an emotional reaction, but provides the opportunity to explore a deeper meaning and understanding of the science. Most of his artwork is inspired by science. In 2011 he became Artist in Residence for the HEP group at University College London, and also recently started a residency with the Astronomy group at UCL . This provides him with inspiration for his work as well as providing opportunities for projects which bring artists and scientists together. Dr. Austin Ball joined CERN and CMS technical coordination in 1998 as physicist deputy to project engineer Alain Hervé, following many tasks including overseeing the design, construction, reviewing and commissioning of CMS from a detector standpoint, culminating in the “cosmic challenge” system test of the magnet and detector in the
surface assembly hall during 2006. After succeeding Alain Hervé as Technical Coordinator in 2006, Austin assumed overall responsibility for safety and timely completion and testing of CMS and its auxiliary systems in the underground cavern, ready for first proton beams in the LHC. He emphasizes that success in this challenging role is only being achieved thanks to the close support, cooperation, motivation and competence of the CERN host-lab team and the corresponding teams for the worldwide CMS collaboration.
Statement I am a visual artist based in London. I work in a range of media which recently has included sculpture, video, photography and installations. Throughout my artistic career my work has been strongly influenced by science, and in particular particle physics. In order to get closer to the science and to gain further inspiration for my work I created links with the High Energy Physics group at University College London. This was formalised in 2011 when I became Artist in Residence for that group. I then widened the area of scientific influence on my art in 2013
when I also accepted a residency with the Astronomy group at UCL. Much of my work so far has come from taking a specific scientific word or concept and responding to the ideas behind this. Neutrino, Singularity and Interaction Point are examples of my artwork named after the specific term that started the chain of thought leading up to the realisation of that work. Beyond creating my own science influenced work I am also active in creating opportunities for other artists and scientists to interact. In 2004 I coordinated and curated
YoungArtists@CERN, where 17 artists visited CERN and then produced work shown during the 50th anniversary celebrations. Other projects include Galileo, Galileo ! in 2009 and Another Way of Seeing in 2013. I regularly help tutor student artists, primarily based at the Slade, LCC and Royal Academy Schools, and recently have a formal role tutoring at Central St Martin’s art schools in London. Joining art@CMS is a significant step for me, and it will have a major influence in the development of my art practice. Andy Charalambous
Andy CHARALAMBOUS (Left) - Dr. Austin BALL (Right)
Science Rap Music About
Statement
Con Sensus is a British MC, Producer and Spoken Word artist based in London. He is especially known for his ability to craft words together in an incredibly technical fashion, often conveying very complex concepts through clever wordplay and music production. Currently his work is centered on the A/V Revolution project which looks to cross the bridge between audiovisuals and information sharing.
The entire project takes a look at how to best convey the ideas behind the science going on at CMS and CERN, and how to make the idea relatable to the general public. Can we inspire and raise awareness through modern music and media for what is certainly an exciting future in science for the 21st century ? A large part of music is about the feeling and the journey of the sounds, and a large part of rapping is conveying a message or story through various lyrical devices. There is often a disconnection with the general public and science (and especially particle physics), since it generally takes a very analytical, objective approach to extremely abstract concepts. Each track searches for a real life personal experience that is relatable to listeners from different demographics while also trying to explain in the story behind the science and technology involved in the concept. The ‘real life’ stories and ideas touched upon were chosen since they were simple and relatable. The aspects of science being conveyed where selected since they are at the very frontier of physics being explored at CERN.
Sudan Paramesvaran is a postdoctoral research associate working for the University of Bristol, UK, on the CMS experiment. His interests currently involve the coordination and commissioning of the upgraded Level 1 Trigger system for CMS. This system is fundamental to the experiment as it determines which events from the huge number of collisions are actually stored for analysis. He is also involved in searches for supersymmetry, which is an extension to our current understanding of the particle model, hints of which could be seen in the forthcoming LHC run.
They were simple and relatable. The aspects of science being conveyed where selected since they are at the very frontier of physics being explored at CERN. Let’s have fun with rap, music, visuals and science! Con Sensus
Con Sensus (Left) - Sudan PARAMENSVARAN (Right)
Dynamics of the Apparatus Audiovisual About Chris Henschke is a Melbournebased artist who has been working with digital media since the late 20th century. His main areas of practice are in the experimental combining of sound and image, space and time, and art and science. He has undertaken various multi-disciplinary residency projects including two “Arts Victoria Arts Innovation” and Australia Council for the Arts “Synapse” residencies at the Australian Synchrotron (2007, 2010) and the inaugural online artist in residence at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (2004). His artworks have been shown around Australia and internationally, including CERN, (2014); “Wonderland”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei (2012) ; “Art Melbourne” Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne (2010) ; Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne (2001) ; “Vivid” Festival, Sydney, (2009, 2013). Wolfgang Adam is senior physicist responsible for CMS data analysis at the institute of High Energy Physics in Vienna, Austria. He has been working for the CMS experiment for 15 years
and he is deeply involved in searches for supersymmetry.
Statement Continuing his exploration of the limits of materiality and knowledge, Melbourne-based artist Chris Henschke returns to CERN to present new works that manifest the sublime and dynamic parameters of physics events produced by proton-proton collisions at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). “Dynamics of the Apparatus” is a four minute audiovisual artwork, produced in 2015 by Chris Henschke for his “art@CMS” residency. In collaboration with Austrian particle physicist Wolfgang Adam, Henschke has turned data from collision events captured in the CMS detector into energetic forms, which is manifested through sound and video. By algorithmically embedding the particle collision energies within the footage of the apparatus that produces them, they become dynamically connected both conceptually and expressively. “Activated Objects” is a sound-
sculpture installation which plays with energy, materiality, and our relationship with experimental science. It utilizes sound synthesizers and resonant plate speakers attached to a variety of new and obsolete objects gathered from around the CERN site. The assemblages become at once re-activated sound emitting
devices and totemic homages to technical obsolescence. Inspired by scientist Hans Rheinberger’s theory of ‘epistemic objects’, the installation raises questions such as where does the art end and the science begin, and when does a device and thus a theory become obsolete.
Chris HENSCHKE (Left) - Adam WOLFGANG (Right)
Chris Henschke
Brigitte Tessier
Circulez (2015) Paint Installation
Lindsay Olson
Discoveries (2015) Textile Art
Bree Corn
Dr Sezen Sekmen (2015)
Andy Charalambous Scuplture IV (2015) Welded Steel Tubing
Con Sensus Science Rap
Anti-Matters This track explores the life of an anti-proton, positron and other subatomic particles making an interesting link to the confrontation present in gang culture. The analogy song describes he opposing sides coming together to complete annihilation ! Verse one (part) I see some of them moving ‘anti’, Opposite sides they’re taking. I’m a pro but they’re trying to face me like mirror, opposite side…adjacent. Still stable inside but strange because somehow the masses describe us the same. Just opposite sides of the positive vibes, you just lost your life to a signed arrangement. Watch for the signs in life’s equation, unless you go for the violation, It’s best you don’t if you get too close, it will end in total annihilation…
Verse Two (part) I see some of them moving ‘anti’, like they’re against what we’re trying to be. They claim they have positive reach, but from origin probably not as it seems Though the masses say they’re like me, I’m charge of a larger opposing team like.. If you’re in our sights and not on our side, that’s loss of your life to a signed arrangement, Watch when you try those violations, we’ve got it like light in hibernation. Get too close ? I expect you won’t, it will end in total annihilation…
Dark Matters A conceptual track that explores the nature of the universe (more specifically dark matter) and compares the search to the exploration of self. (‘I am the universe’, ‘I am a cluster of galaxies’) What is dark matter, why is it important ? Chorus I am the matters of the universe the entire whole. The mind and the body that evolved. What is seen in effect of what seen and what’s not yet known. The weight of the situation now told. I am the light and the darkness combined and so much more that you don’t see cos you’re blind. I’m what’s embodied that caught natural light. My thoughts are the dark matter behind.
Chris Henschke
Dynamics of the Apparatus (2015) Audiovisual
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