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Chemnitz - wood, light and sound

Science and culture are inextricably linked. This is implemented both in the processing of cognition and knowledge within the scientific disciplines and the interaction of the scientific sphere with society. Light and sound are physical phenomena that can be perceived with the human senses and described scientifically, they have shaped the human process of civilization and hence found their way into arts and culture. The project "Chemnitz - wood, light and sound" tries to enter the topic from different perspectives, from natural sciences to engineering sciences to art, and pursues the following sub-goals:

• Focus on a current scientific question "How does the degree of order of materials (e.g. wood) influence the propagation of light and sound waves"
• Consideration of the issue from a theoretical, experimental and application-oriented perspective, e.g. by means of simulations and field studies (in cooperation with running research projects)
• Link to the sphere of experience and interaction in Chemnitz (e.g. with a piece of art on the campus square, a wooded local recreation area or a cultural landscape in the Ore Mountains) and description of the interactions within the scientific disciplines involved
• Opening up the interaction field for other scientific and artistic disciplines and preparing the knowledge transfer process to the general public (public outreach)

Photos: Friedrich Blaudeck, Lucia Sosso, Thomas Blaudeck, Tom Witke // Montage: Thomas Blaudeck