Project
Archipelago Aganta Kairos
Designed to be both a process in which ideas and forms come to life, and a platform for experimentation and exchange, the Archipelago Aganta Kairos weaves together the perspectives of artists, scientists, philosophers, anthropologists and sailors with those of the public and civil society in general. Bridges are built between these different worldviews in an attempt to ensure that science and culture are accessible to all.
Aganta Kairos has its origins in the visual work of art designed by Laurent Mulot in collaboration with the astrophysicist Thierry Stolarczyk.
The project is inspired both by the images captured by the giant neutrino telescope, which is located 2,500 m deep in the sea off the island of Porquerolles and detects neutrinos from the deepest reaches of outer space (the ANTARES et KM3NeT experiments), and by the Conversations (1932 – 1958) between W. Pauli and C. G. Jung on the relationship between particle physics and symbolic psychology, in which the two men sought to break down the boundaries between different scientific disciplines.
From this cosmic messenger, the neutrino, which transmits information to scientists on the unexplored zones of the cosmos and tells us a number of hitherto unknown things about matter, Laurent Mulot has made a messenger capable of weaving links between the skies, territories and humans.
A participative European project
With several European partner countries, Archipelago Aganta Kairos can be the subject of a Creative Europe funding bid. The project can be developed interactively and as part of a broader network of actors, calling on different skills depending on the regions involved.
Contact:
Thierry POQUET (artistic director), E: thipoq@gmail.com, T: + (33) 6 71 87 27 77
Timothée LESCOT (administration), E: adm.eoliesonge@gmail.com
T: + (33) 6 71 87 25 66, + (33) 3 20 32 12 02
Please find more about the project in the appendix.