This fall, LAS Art Foundation invites the public into the surreal, science-driven world of quantum physics with its Sensing Quantum symposium — a flagship event exploring the cutting edge of quantum technology. Taking place on October 25th, 2025, at silent green’s Betonhalle in Berlin, the event brings together global thinkers and artists to interrogate the transformative role of quantum science in contemporary life.
The symposium forms part of LAS’s ongoing Sensing Quantum programme, which launched earlier this year with ambitious installations and immersive experiences that bridge the gap between hard science and artistic expression. This latest chapter promises to deepen the conversation on the quantum technology future, offering insight into a field poised to reshape everything from AI to communication systems.
Quantum computing technology in the cultural spotlight
At the heart of the symposium is a series of panel discussions and presentations that reflect on how quantum computing technology challenges our understanding of reality, perception, and existence itself. The programme includes appearances by luminaries from across science, philosophy, and art:
- Roger Penrose, Nobel Prize–winning physicist known for his work on quantum consciousness
- Hartmut Neven, founder of Google Quantum AI
- Tommaso Calarco, leading quantum physicist and EU policy advisor
- Libby Heaney, quantum physicist turned artist
- Laure Prouvost, whose sensory-rich installation WE FELT A STAR DYING explores what it means to experience the world through a quantum lens
- Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, activist and filmmaker working at the intersection of art and outer space
- Shamira Ahmed, economist and co-author of UNESCO’s 2025 brief on ethical quantum governance
The lineup also includes philosopher Tobias Rees, QuantumLeaks founder Michael Lebert, and more — all of whom will explore how creativity and computation might intersect in the dawning age of quantum computing technology.
Reimagining reality: quantum technology future in focus
The Sensing Quantum programme doesn’t stop at lectures. It’s a broader initiative designed to spark imaginative inquiry around the quantum technology future. With new commissions, publications, and learning tools, the initiative repositions quantum theory from a laboratory concept to a cultural conversation.
This includes a six-part learning series titled Entangled Currents, which combines interviews, workshops, and hands-on exploration for all ages. From high schoolers to scholars, participants are invited to engage with the strange and counterintuitive principles that govern quantum systems — entanglement, superposition, tunneling — and to imagine the world they may soon shape.
Meanwhile, WE FELT A STAR DYING, Laure Prouvost’s acclaimed installation, continues its tour with an autumn opening at OGR Torino (October 31st, 2025–May 10th, 2026). The work — a sensorial journey through sculpture, scent, video, and sound — was co-developed with Rees and Neven, and captures the poetry and fragility of quantum systems under pressure from light, heat, and even cosmic rays.
For LAS Art Foundation, Sensing Quantum is more than a symposium — it’s a cultural movement aimed at democratizing access to emerging sciences and empowering the public to imagine their place within the future shaped by quantum technology.
WE FELT A STAR DYING, 2025. Installation view at Kraftwerk Berlin. Commissioned by LAS ART FOUNDATION and co-commissioned by OGR TORINO
© 2025 LAURE PROUVOST. Photography by ANDREA ROSSETTI © VG BILD-KUNST, Bonn 2025