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ART|SCI collective presents
a site-specific collaborative installation
FIAT LUX NOW!
at the OPENING of
UNESCO's annual International Day of Light

LIGHTFEST!

Advanced Light Microscopy Symposium

May 15th, 5pm - UCLA CNSI
California NanoSystems Institute

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In this dark moment for UCLA and the world,
UCLA Art | Sci team is creating an installation for the UNESCO Festival of Light in collaboration with the Advanced Light Microscopy Lab. FIAT LUX!!!

FIAT LUX NOW – by Art Sci collective led by artist Victoria Vesna, in collaboration with plasma physicist Walter Gekelman, Hayley Marks, project scientist, ALMS, and UCLA students. This installation is a 10-minute experience of sound, light, lasers, and micro and macro imagery. Participants are invited into a dark space that transitions into an interactive experience of sound, light, and microscopy of medicinal plants, juxtaposed with solar flares, alfvén waves and cosmic acoustics.

Day 1: Wednesday, May 15th – CNSI Alfred E Mann Auditorium

3:00PM – 4:00PM PST

>>Session 1 [talk]: ART IN SCIENCE<<

Session Chair:
Victoria Vesna (UCLA)

Speakers:

Daniel G. Jay (Tufts University)
"Chromophore assisted light inactivation, fluorescence & electrophoresis art"

Walter Gekelman (UCLA)
"Using lasers to map the motion of ions in a plasma physics experiment"

Daniel Jay is the Dean of the Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Developmental, Molecular, and Chemical Biology.

Walter N. Gekelman is an experimental plasma physicist and a professor emeritus at UCLA. He is known for the development and construction of the Large Plasma Device (LAPD),an over 20-meter long cylindrical plasma device to study fundamental plasma processes, such as Alfvén waves and magnetic flux ropes, under laboratory conditions.

Victoria Vesna, Ph.D., is an Artist and Professor at the UCLA Department of Design Media Arts and Director of the Art|Sci Center at UCLA's School of the Arts and California Nanosystems Institute.

Haley L. Marks, Ph.D. is a biomedical engineer with interests in nano-biosensor research, translational medicine, and optics education. Since joining CNSI in 2022, Haley has served as a technical expert, providing advanced light microscopy training and services to ALMS users.

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Day 1: Wednesday, May 15th – CNSI Lobby

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

>>Interactive "Fiat Lux" Installation by Art|Sci Collective located in the CNSI Lobby<<

This installation is a 10-minute experience of sound, light, lasers, and micro and macro imagery. Participants are invited into a dark space that transitions into an interactive experience of sound, light, and microscopy of medicinal plants, juxtaposed with solar flares, alfvén waves and cosmic acoustics.

Art|Sci collective members led by artist Victoria Vesna, in collaboration with plasma physicist Walter Gekelman, project scientist Hayley Marks, ALMS, John Brumley and students Yichen Pan, Samuel Yang, Mae Chen, Jenny Xinyi Dong, and Hana Azab. Symposium graphic design by Maryam Razi.

🔗 Full Schedule Here

Fiat Lux, Figure for the creation of light from the 17th century

THE CLOCK IS TICKING!!
LAST CHANCE TO ENROLL

SESSION A (IN PERSON):
June 24 – July 5, 2024
SESSION B (VIRTUAL):
July 8 – July 19, 2024
SESSION C (IN PERSON):
July 22 – August 2, 2024

IMAGINE THE IMPOSSIBLE!!!

At the Sci Art Summer Institute, we believe in the power of imagination and the boundless potential of young minds. This is not just another summer camp; it's a university-level course designed to challenge and inspire high school students like you! Delve into the captivating realm where science and art intertwine and let your creativity flourish.

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In this dark moment for UCLA and the world, UCLA Art | Sci team is creating an installation for the UNESCO Festival of Light in collaboration with the Advanced Light Microscopy Lab. FIAT LUX!!!

SESSION A (IN PERSON): June 24 – July 5, 2024 SESSION B (VIRTUAL): July 8 – July 19, 2024 SESSION C (IN PERSON): July 22 – August 2, 2024

In this dark moment for UCLA and the world,
UCLA Art | Sci team is creating an installation for the UNESCO Festival of Light in collaboration with the Advanced Light Microscopy Lab. FIAT LUX!!!

SESSION A (IN PERSON):
June 24 – July 5, 2024
SESSION B (VIRTUAL):
July 8 – July 19, 2024
SESSION C (IN PERSON):
July 22 – August 2, 2024