EXHIBITION & DISCURSIVE PROGRAM
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin, Germany
October-November 2024
A showcase of Amy Karle’s quantum artworks will be presented within the larger Fertile Void exhibition at HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt, as part of a group show and discursive program on quantum technology hosted by Studio Quantum. Karle will be participating in discussions and showcasing her quantum art that explores the intersection of art and design, science and technology, humanity, and the cosmos.
ENTANGLED HORIZONS
An exhibition of Amy Karle’s Quantum Artworks within Fertile Void
Amy Karle charts the invisible architectures binding subatomic realms to cosmic expanses in this multisensory collection of quantum art presented at HKW and simultaneously in orbit, destined to be embedded on the Moon in November 2024, extending her exploration and entangled horizon into the cosmos.
Collapsing the boundaries between the infinitesimal atomic and the vast expanse of outer space, this collection of works explores the inseparable bond between the quantum field, ourselves, and the universe. It invites audiences to contemplate their place in an entangled, infinite horizon, where the boundaries between the subatomic and the cosmic dissolve.
Her works traverse the complexity of the quantum terrain, creating a pathway into parallel perspectives and intertwined possibilities, offering an immersive glimpse of the complex, interwoven dynamics that define our reality across the dimensions of space and time.
The generative video installation, adapted from Echoes From The Valley of Existence (2024) reflects the fluidity of reality where multiple states coalesce and diverge in perpetual flux. These visual phenomena serve as portals, revealing the possibilities inherent in every moment and particle, illuminating the convergence of multiple states and timelines in ever-shifting configurations—an experience that mirrors the unseen forces governing the universe.
The immersive soundscape adds another layer, designed to resonate with the human body at a cellular level. Participants are invited to experience quantum vibrations physically through the sound, which becomes a visceral interface between the body and the quantum realm. The soundscape facilitates a physical engagement and connection with the very forces shaping our reality —embodying the entangled relationship between technology and life.
Echoes From the Valley of Existence (2024) by Amy Karle is an interactive multimedia installation that explores the potential of biological, digital, and quantum afterlife. Through real-time body tracking, biometrics, and environmental data, participants witness their bio-digital and “quantum” echoes reflected as digital twins. In the original installation, visitors left messages and DNA samples, which were preserved in an archive destined for the Moon. https://www.amykarle.com/project/echoes/
The quantum-based video and soundscape adapted from the full installation, are being shown in this exhibition. The video elements, developed using quantum principles and quantum-inspired imagery, reflect the interplay between the physical and quantum realms. The sound, grounded in quantum physics and healing frequencies, creates a sensory echo, which research from Stanford University shows positively affects the cymatics of heart cells. Sound made in collaboration with Sefa Sagir.
Sketches of Quantum Concepts further probes paradoxes of quantum principles such as superposition, entanglement, and wave-particle duality through art, data visualization, AI, and quantum physics. The work also leverages pulsar timing array data visualization to illuminate possibilities of communication across vast distances in both space and time. The visual language bridges the microscopic quantum world with vast interstellar distances, inviting reflection on communication across space and time.
By sending a copy of this work into space and embedding it on the Moon, Karle extends the quantum entanglement present in her art into a literal cosmic entanglement. The work exists now on Earth, but is also meant for discovery at some unknown point in the future, collapsing the boundaries between past, present, and future, where infinite potential futures remain intertwined until future observers engage with the work on the Moon.
Artworks in this exhibition were included in Amy Karle’s Retrospective For The Future (2024), marking the first known solo artist exhibition in space and on the moon and the first artist retrospective in space and on the moon. This historic endeavor is part of Interstellar’s 1Gb Aspire 1 on Intuitive Machines 2 (PRIME 1) in collaboration with NASA and partner Lonestar’s “Freedom” mission, set to land on the Moon in November 2024.
While retrospectives are traditionally backward-looking, this retrospective is infused with future potential, holding within it both what has been and what could be.
The retrospective is not just a summation of past achievements, but an invitation to consider what the future holds and how the past informs potential futures. It is an artifact of a speculative future for unborn generations.
Together, these works showcase Karle’s prototyping of a doorway into the quantum fold, recalibrating our perception to recognize ourselves as living embodiments of quantum principles and cosmic processes; underscoring the inseparable nature of these realms, where multiple states and timelines intertwine influencing each other across space and time.
As these artworks journey beyond Earth—existing simultaneously in orbit and destined for the Moon in November 2024—Karle extends her exploration into the cosmos, creating a legacy that dissolves the boundaries of space, time, and existence. In Entangled Horizons, the concept of entanglement becomes literal, offering a meditation on how human identity, technology, and the cosmos are inextricably linked.
All works made by Amy Karle with support from the Goethe-Institut Irland as part of the Studio Quantum residency 2023
The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures), in Berlin is Germany’s national center for the presentation and discussion of international contemporary arts, with a special focus on non-European cultures and societies.