LiMatI lights up!
The "International Day of Light" is a worldwide UNESCO initiative that aims to focus on the appreciation of light and its role in science, culture and art, education and sustainable development.
Every year on May 16, the anniversary of the first successful use of the laser in 1960 by physicist and engineer Theodore Maiman, attention is focused on research and science related to light and light-based technologies.
This day is a call to strengthen scientific cooperation and use its potential to promote peace and sustainable development.
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After a short break, the next round of Day of Light will take place in 2024. The Institute of Physics has been involved in the initiative since 2018 and, in collaboration with the Kunstverein zu Rostock and Kunst.Schule.Rostock, would like to create an even bigger spotlight on our university and its location in Rostock in 2024.
In order to continue and intensify the existing processes, there will be a 2nd symposium in February 2024 after 2022 at the places of science and art in Rostock. The results of this collaboration will be presented to the general public on the International Day of Light on May 16, 2024.
In 2022, the focus was once again on the appreciation of light and its role in science, culture and art, education and sustainable development.
The Institute of Physics took part in the Day of Light initiative for the third time after 2018 and 2021 and, together with the Institute of Biosciences, the LiMatI Collaborative Research Center and in cooperation with the KVLAB of the Rostock Art Association, set a strong point of light in our university and its location in Rostock in 2022. To mark the occasion, artistic works by Lars Heidemann, Marc W1353L and Tino Bittner were presented in the institutes on May 16, creating a link between art and science.
In the coming years, this initiative will find a permanent place in the annual schedule of the Institute of Physics and will increasingly seek interdisciplinary approaches in line with the aims of UNESCO at our university.
The Kunstverein zu Rostock took part in this initiative together with the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Biosciences at the University of Rostock.
On this occasion, artistic positions were created by Lars Heidemann, Marc W1353L and the artist group SCHAUM, creating a link between art and science.
The Day of Light represents a starting point for artistic and scientific dialog on the subject of light, which will continue beyond 16 May into a visible process and will be accompanied by the KVLAB of the Kunstverein zu Rostock. In addition to the artistic positions visible in the outdoor area of the Institute of Physics and the Botanical Garden, the contributions will be permanently presented on the website of the Kunstverein zu Rostock.