JESSICA MACMILLAN

NEWS

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EXHIBITION:

Unendlichkeit – Leere – Lebendigkeit  /  Infinity – Emptiness – Liveliness

Hamburg Planetarium  
January 25 - May 31 , 2025 

Vernissage: 24 January, 2025 from 19:00 - 21:00

Is the imagination of infinity an essential motor for scientific and sustainable development? And if so, how can it be critically updated with a view to history?

As part of the project ‘Infinity - Emptiness - Liveliness,’ an exhibition will be held at the Planetarium in Hamburg from 25 January to 31 May 2025. It brings together positions and scientific models on imaginations of boundlessness from artistic, mathematical and physical perspectives. Photographs of artistic works on the borderline of science and scientific models that provide an aesthetic experience open up a space for reflection for visitors to the exhibition regarding a responsible approach to this planet and its significance as part of this universe.


 





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EXHIBITION:

Incense for the Mesosphere

京都芸術センター  /  Kyoto Art Center
November 20 - 24, 2024
10:00 - 18:00

The world’s first wooden satellite, LignoSat, has just been launched into space. Using hōnoki magnolia wood, the satellite was built by researchers at Kyoto University and local craftsmen using traditional joinery techniques. During the months of October and November, I was an artist-in-residence at Kyoto Art Center, and in my time there I visited both the researchers and woodshop, and was given a piece of the very magnolia wood that was used to construct the satellite. I have used this magnolia wood to create Japanese style senkō incense for a new scent installation at Kyoto Art Center.






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