Artist Statement

Exhibition. Le Cube Garges, April 27 – May 18

2020
Interactive light installation

Composed of more than 1000 tactile metal springs, Quantum Jungle is an interactive artistic installation which allows to apprehend and to visualize in an extremely playful way certain concepts of quantum physics. By calculating the Schrödinger equation to model the motion of a quantum particle, it demonstrates concepts such as superposition, interference, wave-particle duality and quantum waveform collapse. By maintaining a playful approach that attracts children and adults alike, the device arouses curiosity and wonder and allows us to understand the invisible physical laws that govern our universe.

Realized by Berlin-based game artist Robin Baumgarten in collaboration with a team of quantum physicists headed by Prof. Sabrina Maniscalco (Aalto University and University of Turku), and Prof. Marilu Chiofalo (University of Pisa), the piece is an interactive light installation which was installed at Palazzo Blu in Pisa until April 2022.

The Scientific team:
Sabrina Maniscalco
Marilù Chiofalo
Caterina Foti
Guillermo García-Pérez
Matteo Rossi
Boris Sokolov
Jorge Yago Malo

Partners:
University of Helsinki
University of Aalto
University of Pisa
Institute Q
QPlayLearn
Algorithmiq
Palazzo Blu
Fondazione di Pisa

Music in video: Sonor by Eugenio Mininni

More videos of Quantum Jungle, behind-the-scenes content and my other installations are on my instagram at robin.wobbles.
https://www.wobblylabs.com/quantum-jungle

• Robin Baumgarten, DE. I’m an artist, engineer and designer and create playful art installations in Berlin, Germany. My works range from award-winning one-dimensional hardware games, over strange wobbly spheres, to walls full of touch-sensitive metal springs that visualize quantum physics in a playful yet scientifically accurate manner. https://www.wobblylabs.com