In 2015, the long-term collaboration of Ars Electronica and CERN became part of the European Digital Art and Science Network and was renamed the Collide@CERN Ars Electronica Award. The open call for this award was the great opportunity to realize a new science-inspired project in a fully funded residency for up to two months at CERN, in Geneva, and one month at Ars Electronica Futurelab in Linz. In early July 2015, the Collide@CERN Ars Electronica Award jury, formed by Monica Bello, Michael Doser (both CERN), Horst Hörtner, Gerfried Stocker (both Ars Electronica), and Mike Stubbs (Fact), met in Linz. A good range of 161 projects from 53 countries was reviewed by the jury, leading to a great debate, discussing what was of value and who would gain most from the opportunity offered by the Collide@CERN Ars Electronica award. ”The winning artists, the British artist duo Semiconductor, demonstrated in previous projects a broad sense of speculation, complexity and wonder, using strategies of analysis and translation of the phenomena into tangible and often beautiful forms. Semiconductor has a long track record of scientific research and previous collaboration with research institutes, e.g. NASA Space Sciences Laboratory in California and the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Semiconductor embraces processes that remind us of how our experience of science is framed by tools and artifacts. Their work brings together a deep understanding of materiality, data, and models of natural environments and phenomena. We believe that they will be greatly inspired by their time at CERN and the fundamental physics research being carried out there, and that similarly they will have an impact on the researchers working in the laboratory. In the proposal for their project A particular kind of conversation they express a specific interest in exploring quantum phenomena and the subjects of theoretical and experimental practice as carried out at CERN. We foresee multiple outcomes in a variety of media, which we hope will greatly impact the practice and the legacy of science-inspired art.“ Statement of the Jury In fall 2015, the English artist duo started their two-month residency at CERN. During their residency, Jarman and Gerhardt aimed to create a digital artwork elaborating on the nature of the world and our perception of it, including consideration of how scientific instruments and particle physics discoveries influence our perception of nature. (Source: The Practice of Art and Science, p. 24-25)

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