The Superposition

What is Superposition?
“What is The Superposition? Well I think
superposition is an interesting word and
apt title for what we’re trying to do here.
A common understanding of superposition
is the idea of several things being in the
same place at the same time. In one sense
that’s what we have tonight, we have artists,
scientists and makers coming together to
see what we can produce and whether we
can inspire each other to make and
do things we haven’t done before.
I’ve been involved in a collaboration called
‘Phase Revival’ and found it interesting that
artists, scientists and makers interpreted it
in different ways and have found interest in
its different aspects, they saw it, if you like,
in many different states. In quantum
mechanics a superposition is an object
which is in many different states, it’s an
object which is both one thing and another
at the same time. And yet when you look
you can only observe one of those states.
I think that is something art/science
collaborations and projects often end up
being. One thing seen from many different
viewpoints by different people at different
times who will see different aspects of them
and so, hopefully, there is some sort of
link between the word ‘superposition’, the
concept in physics and what we are trying
to achieve here in terms of making things
which have many different facets and
different aspects too.”
Transcribed from the introduction by Mike
Nix at the first Superposition evening event.
Superposition:
The combination of two or more physical
states, such as waves, to form a new physical
state in accordance with this principle.
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