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Exhibition uses art to explore the mysteries of the quantum world

Cosmic Titans, a new exhibition at the University of Nottingham, UK, is a powerful collaboration of artists and quantum physicists that sets out to make the intangible tangible

By Thomas Lewton

12 March 2025

Ringdown by Conrad Shawcross - close up

Spiralling black holes are captured by two bronze, spherical bells that orbit each other in a giant cage

University of Nottingham/Nick Dunmur

Cosmic Titans
Djanogly Gallery
University of Nottingham, UK, Closes 27 April

For many, art and science are still seen as distinct approaches to understanding the world around us. While qualities like intuition or creativity are integral to both practices, the rules they play by are quite different. Artists tend to ask subjective, open-ended questions whose answers depend on your perspective. On the other hand, scientists combine reason and experimentation in the hope of uncovering a common, objective view…

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