Crossovers Session
Wednesday September 18th 2024
WITH GUESTS Prof. Dr. Carlo Beenakker and artist Cathleen Owens
Explore the fluidity of time, work, and reality with us as we bring together the physicist Prof. Dr. Carlo Beenakker and the artist Cathleen Owens for an evening that cultivates new connections and dialogue across diverse fields of expertise, where meaningful ideas can take root and flourish.
This Crossovers session is devoted to the theme of Time. In a friendly and inviting atmosphere, we’ll explore the notion of time from various perspectives, including scientific, artistic, and social viewpoints. We explore the unexpected intersections of quantum theory and the artist’s perspective on the dynamics of the work-leisure loop, where time is not just a steady flow but a realm of multiple possibilities.
About the guests:
Prof. Dr. Carlo Beenakker, theoretical physicist at the Instituut-Lorentz of Leiden University, a recipient of the Spinoza award and the AKZO-Nobel Science award, shares how the common experience of time as a steady flow in one single direction is challenged by physics.
The artist Cathleen Owens presents about her work, often challenging the boundaries between personal time and public expectations, and the tension between work and rest in the digital age. Together we envision new ways of how the fluidity of time in quantum theory might inspire new ways of understanding work, productivity, and leisure.
