‘Film is not me seeing, film is me flying’, quotes the philosopher Paul Virilio after Nam June Paik, drawing parallels between aviation and the technical development of the film industry and at the same time alluding to the relationship between seeing film and the feeling of flying. Inspired by this, the Science & Art Lab at TU Braunschweig, together with the SE²A Cluster of Excellence and in cooperation with the Braunschweig International Film Festival, has invited guests to a short-film evening.
The Institute of Aircraft Design and Lightweight Structures (IFL) opened its doors for this unique event, which are otherwise closed to the public. In this exceptional location, we were welcomed with some introductory words from Prof. Peter Hecker, Vice President of TU Braunschweig for Research and Academic Career Paths, Dr. Jule Hillgärtner & Henrike Wenzel from the Science & Art Lab at TU Braunschweig.
Prof. Jens Friedrichs, spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence, then invited the participants to watch the SE²A image film, which was presented for the first time.
The following panel discussion on the future of flying and the interaction between art and science, moderated by Meggy Jackstadt, provided many interesting insights. Dr. André Bauknecht, independent junior research group leader in the SE²A Cluster of Excellence (TU Braunschweig), Prof. Gerhard Glatzel, Institute for Design Research (HBK Braunschweig) and Dr. Katja Naie, Managing Director of the Ernst Schering Foundation (Berlin), took part in this discussion.
The evening was also accompanied by guided tours of several SE²A facilities on various topics such as flow or lightweight construction: We would like to thank Lennart Lobitz (IFL), Nick Gottschalk (IFAS), Renato Lumia and colleagues (IFF) and Dr. André Bauknecht (ISM) for the diverse insights into their work and also the corresponding facilities. Numerous questions from the participants showed the great interest in our work in the Cluster of Excellence and the
individual institutes.
The event not only offered the citizens of Braunschweig the opportunity to gain insights into the topics of the Cluster, but also to emphasize the relevance and interdisciplinarity of aviation research. With all available seats booked, this pilot event was a great success and inspires us to reach even greater heights in the future.
About the Science and Art Lab of TU Braunschweig
The newly founded Lab is intended to appeal to a target group beyond those already interested in science. It attempts to overcome boundaries and build bridges in order to approach the thematic discussion of scientific approaches and results. In the Science & Art Lab SE²A has combined its scientific and curatorial expertise for the first time in order to promote atypical encounters and exchange formats. More infromation
