Australia’s seminal art journal, Art + Australia, will explore the conjunction of art and science in its next issue, Event Horizon #52.6, which will be released in August. The publication will coincide with the Event Horizon Symposium hosted by the University of Melbourne’s Centre of Visual Art (CoVA) and the Science Gallery Melbourne, 17-21 August.

The Symposium will bring together artists, physicists and cultural theorists to discuss what an ‘event horizon’ is, across topics ranging from black holes, dark matter, tipping points and new horizons. The Event Horizon Symposium will take place virtually, with content organised across two ‘days’, 17 & 18 August. Two live plenary sessions will take place on Friday 21 August via Zoom.

DAY ONE (Monday 17 August) is now online! Follow the link below to explore:

https://sites.research.unimelb.edu.au/cova/about/latest/event-horizon

Register your interest here to receive Zoom links for live plenary sessions 11am-12pm and 2-3pm Friday 21 August. Sessions will be recorded and uploaded to the website, along with extra content...so don’t forget to keep checking in!

11am - 12pm

IMAGINATION AS A RESEARCH TOOL: Reflecting on Mutual Creativity in the arts and sciences.

Dr Ted Colless

Dr Ryan Jefferies

Margaret Wertheim

Dr Chris Henschke

Karlie Noon

2 - 3pm

WHAT SHOULD WE DO AT A TIPPING POINT? A guide for black hole survival.

Dr Ted Colless

Dr Suzie Fraser

Stelarc

Karlie Noon

Prof Will Steffen

Lynette Smith

Prof Sean Cubitt

Image credit: Black hole at the centre of galaxy Messier 87 (M87) 2019, courtesy the Event Horizon Telescope Project.