Quantum Flux #1 Original

Elevator pitch: A hypnotic quantum data generated audiovisual experience. The world is not a Turing machine, a perfect logical computation machine. In the quantum realm (subatomic realm) the Aristotelian logic of true and false, yes and no becomes very fuzzy. One taps into ocean of potentialities and possibilities, analogous to Alice and Wonderland. When looking at, or better 'listening', to quantum fluctuations we 'dive' even 'deeper' into the presumably lowest energy state -or substrate- of the universe. Without those fluctuations the world we see around us would be simply non-existent. To realise the video the artist tapped into a random number live data stream derived from a tabletop laser experiment with entangled photons, and channeled this data across the internet into a custom-made software application. Hence, the video is a product of direct quantum data measurements, their corresponding energy values, and ultimately true random generated numbers. The artist questions current developments in quantum applications are extremely relevant for contemporary and future societies. A fully operational quantum computer could allow us to discover and create new molecules, novel drug and materials but on the other hand could imperil our personal privacy, destroy electronic commerce and demolish the concept of national security. In other words; it would jeopardise the stability of the world. Luckily scientists working hard on quantum cryptography which holds the potential of an unprecedented level of privacy, unattainable classically. We thank Dr. Thomas Symul of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology for their support. Special thanks to W:Blutt aka Frederik Vanhoutte.