Quantum & Art
Where Science Meets Imagination
Quantum science is inspiring new forms of creativity and expression. This page explores how artists interpret quantum ideas through visual art, sound, movement, and storytelling, helping make abstract science tangible and emotionally resonant.
Quantum & Art
01: Quantum & Fiction: Alternative Realities for the Living by Ben Okri
Award-winning author Ben Okri joins the Yale Quantum Institute’s Art & Quantum series to explore the blurred boundaries between science and story. Reading his quantum-inspired mystery “Alternative Realities are True,” Okri reflects on how quantum physics reshapes truth, perception, and imagination. A conversation on storytelling, reality, and the quantum lens that connects them. Co-sponsored by The Franke Program in Science and the Humanities.
02: Spencer Topel’s Quantum Sound
Composer and YQI Artist-in-Residence Spencer Topel turns quantum data into music in this live performance inside Yale’s superconducting qubit labs. Developed with physicists Luke Burkhart and Kyle Serniak, the piece transforms measurements from real quantum devices into sound—the first of its kind—bridging art, physics, and technology.
03: The Quantum Revolution: Handcrafted in New Haven
Exhibition curated by Florian Carle
