“Decoherence” is an interactive art piece that explores the behaviour of quantum systems. The audience is invited to become an observer, triggering interactions that cause the particles within the piece to collapse into a single state, to decohere. According to the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, each act of observation doesn’t just determine a particle’s behaviour; it causes the universe to branch. Every possible outcome unfolds in its own parallel reality, where the particle behaves differently.
This work is being designed and produced in collaboration with the CERN Festivals Programme. The CERN festivals programme is a way to spread CERN’s spirit of curiosity to the world by interacting with people where they are, reaching out to current and future social and cultural influencers. With a Science Pavilion present at different music festivals around the world, the project is designed to reach national populations at large, including audiences that are not necessarily interested or attracted by the scientific domain, and with the ultimate goal to encourage people’s interest in STEM and attract future scientific talents.
Decoherence will premiere at Colours of Ostrava festival in Czechia this July. Sign up for our newsletter for future dates in your inbox.
