A four part investigation into astronomy, sound and visual art co-ordinated by Artist-in-Residence Sukuma Mkhize*.

Entrance is free // limited space // be punctual // bring lots of questions.

Part 1
3 July // 11am-12.30pm // Music Notation & Sound Sculpture with Nicolaas van Reenen

Soundscapes often hit the ears (senses) in a manner that is devoid of their geometrical nature. However to the trained musician, every note has an associated notation along with its related geometry. Here I invite Cape Town electronic music producer and recording artist, Ex Olympic (formerly of the Cape Town based Bateleur band whose collaborations include Beatenberg band as well as his own electronic music remixes and boiler room appearances) to discuss soundscapes and geometry.


Part 2
10 July // 11am-12.30pm // Astrophysical translation with Mia Thom

This meeting addresses the relation of astrophysical processes and their audiovisual representations. Here I invite Mia Thom to discuss this intersection.

Mia Thom is an interdisciplinary artist whose work often explores the translation of astronomical data from telescopes (such as the ones at South African Astronomical Observatory) into their audio & visual counterparts.

More on Mia can be found here https://www.miathom.com/


Part 3
17 July // 11am-12:30pm // Geometry into Sculpture with David Brits

In this discussion, the oftentimes implicit relation between Sculpture & Geometry is explored by inviting Cape Town based interdisciplinary artist David Brits whose current work focuses on public scale sculpture.

Part 4
24 July // 12am-1pm // Physics & Geometry with Professor Jeff Murugan

Modern formulations of physics rely heavily on the use of symmetry & related geometries of space-time. Explicit relations were first explored in the late 1920’s in General Relativity & Quantum Field Theories. In practice, every physical law has an associated background within which the particles or fields evolve. This background is necessarily geometric. For this engagement, I invite a former lecturer of mine, Prof. Jeff Murugan from the Laboratory for Quantum Gravity & Strings (director) UCT and Departmental Head UCT Maths & Applied Mathematics.

*Sukuma Mkhize is an astrophysicist, tutor in mathematics & physics, published writer and radio host. For the months of June & July, Mkhize is Artist-in-Residence at A4 Arts, where he explores the intersection of astronomy and art. Mkhize's work transforms fundamental ideas in physics into sound and light sculpture.


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Image: The Hubble Deep Field : Looking back 10 billion years into the night sky ---by R. Williams, The HDF Team HST