discovered_01_2015 - Turning Time Back into the Future

discovered 01 .15 PANORAMA WWW.HZDR.DE PANORAMA – HZDR NEWS Turning time back into the future In early 2015, a ‘Flock of Happenings’ was initiated by the artist Florian Dombois who invited scientific institutions in Dresden to participate in performances for the public. His special interest was the phenomena of backward running time. Scientists from HZDR’s Institute of Resource Ecology illustrated this theme by considering the disposal of radioactive waste. Suitable repositories have to protect the biosphere from these substances for one million years. To illustrate such an enormous period of time, the scientists and the artist developed a ‘time rope’. At the Postplatz in the inner city, one million years were initially projected into the past on a 200 meter long rope on the basis of historical events; then into the future via notional points in time and the decay rate of radioactive isotopes. In this way, the rope stretches right back to the beginnings of human life and simultaneously points out how long radioactive waste will need to decay to a natural level. could be applied to technical objects as well. Similarly, the fascinating images of minerals on two 3D TV screens could not be clearly defined as science or art. Besides, the graphic Time for exhibitions The exhibition 'Image Tactics - Reproduction, Creation and Presentation in Art and Science' was held in Dresden until July 2015, asking questions such as: Can we really trust our eyes? What effects do images, forms and presentations intend to achieve? To what extent is free interpretation possible? The pictures, objects and forms that covered three floors in TU Dresden’s ALTANA Gallery were sorted into three main categories: imaging, design, and representation. HZDR was not only the patron of the exhibition but also contributed several ‘tactical image themes’. A massive magnetic coil from its Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory underlined that form and function are inseparably linked, not only in art but also in science. For the visitors – mainly students from TU Dresden – it thus became obvious that the famous statement that ‘form follows function’ Magnetic coil from the Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory – Exhibit in the ALTANA Gallery Photos: Konrad Kästner

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