Quantum Sensation
A sensitive exhibition between art and quantum physics
Museum Maison Poincaré, Paris
April, 10th – July, 26th 2025
Video : “Quantum sensation”. 2025. Film direction Chadi Habo, HECAT Studio. Music : Max-Louis Raugel
convey a feeling of quantum physics
Quantum physics is one of the world most well-verified theories in the world, yet its successes remain mysterious to many.
Highly mathematical, it deals with objects tat are typically inaccessible to our senses, defying our intuitions and imagination. In fact, it allows us to glimpse radically new dimensions of reality, evoking a sense of unprecedented vertigo. By explaining our world, it reveals a side imbued with mystery.
This exhibition is the result of a research-creation collaboration between philosopher Céline Boisserie-Lacroix, and artist Caroline Delétoille. Drawing on quantum physics research conducted at the Kastler-Brossel laboratory (Paris, France) and the Quantum Matter Institute (Vancouver, Canada), the exhibition invites visitors to immerse themselves in works created by Caroline Delétoille, offering a unique opportunity to experience and perceive the singularity of the quantum perspective. The installation will also feature scientific mediation workshops and events that combine scientific, artistic, and philosophical perspectives on quantum physics.
“We must be clear that when it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections.”
Niels Bohr
curatorial team : a philosopher, an artist, a physicist
“Quantum Sensation” is a research-creation project resulting from an original collaboration between a philosopher of emotions (Céline Boisserie-Lacroix, PhD., Jean Nicod Institute, ENS-EHESS), a visual artist (Caroline Delétoille), and a quantum physicist (Aurore Young, Kastler Brossel Laboratory, Collège de France).
This research involved quantum laboratories in France and Canada: the Kastler Borssel Laboratory (Collège de France, Sorbonne Université, ENS, CNRS) in Paris and the Steward Blusson Quantum Matter Institute at the Universituy of British Columbia in Vancouver.
It will lead to an exhibition in 2025, offering an immersive journey through an installation of paintings by the artist Caroline Delétoille.
Céline Boisserie-Lacroix
Philosopher
Artistic curation
Céline Boisserie-Lacroix holds a Phd. in Philosophy from the Jean-Nicod Institute in Paris, ENS & EHESS. She holds an engineering degree from ESPCI-PSL with in-depth training in physics, chemistry and neurobiology. Her research is at the crossroads of the philosophy of mind, aesthetics and contemporary art. She dedicated her Master’s thesis to collaborations between artists and scientists, proposing a model of the aesthetic experience of such projects. Her doctoral thesis then developed the role of emotions in our rationality and the justification of beliefs.
Caroline Delétoille
Artist
Artistic creation
Caroline Delétoille studied mathematics and continued with management in Lille and in Japan. Then involved 8 years in industrial strategy, she developed painting in art studios and decided to devote herself to it. Her works have since been exhibited in France and in Spain. She was notably exhibited at Gallery Opening in Barcelona and then was awarded from the Salon de Pierrefitte. Her work has been the subject of a solo show at the IESA gallery in Paris. She is interested in memory, the ordinary and the trace of time. She works through painting techniques to which she associates writing in a search for pictorial material and narratives.
Aurore Young
Physicist
Scientific curation
Aurore Young is a doctoral physicist at the Kastler Brossel Laboratory, Collège de France, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, and ENS. She has devoted herself to research since 2020. First a graduate of ENAC, she began her career in Canada where she coded major video game projects during 7 years. She then decided to return to an academic career to dedicate herself to fundamental physics. She has since been graduated with a Master II ICFP in Quantum Physics, and she is a doctoral student at the College de France. Her research focuses on the implementation of long-lived quantum states.
Video : Cristal crafting. Dongjoon Song. Quantum Matter Institute, UBC Vancouver
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Agenda - around the exhibition
Conference “Carte Blanche” to Alain Aspect, Nobel prize winner 2022
From concepts to applications: the two quantum revolutions
Thursday, April 17th, 2025 — Poincaré Museum 19h
The first quantum revolution is based on the concept of wave-particle duality, discovered by Albert Einstein and Louis de Broglie. It helped elucidate the structure of matter in its most subtle aspects and led to the invention of the transistor, the laser, and computer circuits, the foundation of the information and communication society. The second quantum revolution is primarily based on the concept of entanglement, brought to light by the quasi-philosophical debate between Einstein and Niels Bohr, which began in 1935. The extraordinary nature of this concept was confirmed by experimental tests of Bell’s inequalities, highlighted by the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger. Entanglement and the development of methods for controlling single quantum objects are used in the various quantum technologies currently under development, from quantum information to quantum metrology and quantum computers.
By Alain Aspect, Professor at the Institut d’Optique Graduate School – Université Paris-Saclay, Professor at the École Polytechnique, and Director of Research Emeritus at the CNRS.
A NIGHT AT HENRI’S – Conference debate, Céline Boisserie-Lacroix, Michel Bitbol, Franck Laloë
Does quantum physics suggest new “interpretations” of the world?
Tueday, June, 17th 2025 – Poincaré Museum 19h
This evening event features a discussion on possible interpretations of quantum physics.
By Michel Bitbol, philosopher of science and CNRS research director emeritus at the Husserl Archives of the École Normale Supérieure, and Franck Laloë, physicist and CNRS research director emeritus at the Kastler Brossel Laboratory of the École Normale Supérieure.
Moderated by Céline Boisserie-Lacroix, philosopher and curator of the exhibition Quantum Sensation.
Signing
Céline Boisserie-Lacroix, Caroline Delétoille, and Aurore Young, curators of the exhibition, will present and sign the catalog Quantum Sensation (Éditions Naima, 2025).
YOUNG AUDIENCES WORKSHOPS
Guided tours
- Mardi 15 avril 2025, 14h30
- Samedi 19 avril 2025, 10h30
- Vendredi 25 avril 2025, 14h30
- Samedi 10 mai 2025, 10h30
- Mardi 20 mai 2025, 16h30
- Samedi 7 juin 2025, 10h30
- Mardi 24 juin 2025, 16h30
- Samedi 28 juin 2025, 10h30
- Vendredi 4 juillet 2025, 14h30
- Mardi 8 juillet 2025, 14h30
- Samedi 19 juillet 2025, 10h30
1 hour
Ateliers 12-16 ans – Les surprises du hasard
Les surprises du hasard
À quel point les humains sont-ils capables de recréer le hasard ?
Trompez vos voisins et vos voisines en imitant le hasard ! Cet atelier permet aux participantes et participants de se rendre compte des biais qui empêchent les humains de créer du hasard, à partir de vrais et faux tirages aléatoires.
– Samedi 8 février 2025, 14h30
– Samedi 22 février 2025, 14h30
– Samedi 22 mars 2025, 14h30
1 hour
Ateliers 12-16 ans – Onde ou particule ?
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Samedi 19 avril 2025, 14h30
- Samedi 17 mai 2025, 14h30
- Samedi 21 juin 2025, 14h30
- Samedi 19 juillet 2025, 14h30
1 hour
past
events
Mercredi 8 janvier 2025
10h-13h aux Beaux-Arts de Paris
14, rue Bonaparte, 75006 Paris
Céline Boisserie-Lacroix et Aurore Young étaient invitées pour donner un cours théorique aux étudiants des Beaux-Arts autour des liens entre philosophie, démarche scientifique, et le développement de projets mêlant art et science.
Jeudi 7 novembre 2024
18h Shangri La x Ambassade de France au Canada
1128 W Georgia St, Vancouver BC
L’ambassade de France au Canada invitait les résidents du programme scientifique et culturel du Consulat Français à Vancouver à présenter le résultat de leurs recherches auprès de leurs partenaires, journalistes, institutions culturelles et académiques de la région.
Vendredi 27 septembre 2024
15h30-18h CENT-QUATRE
5, rue Curial 75019 Paris
Le Cent-Quatre accueillait un colloque d’échanges auprès des start-ups créatives incubées, sur les dialogues entre art et sciences. Avec Céline Boisserie-Lacroix, Caroline Delétoille, l’artiste en résidence Ben Bogart, ainsi que la Professeure Valentina Parigi, chercheuse au Laboratoire Kastler Brossel.
Mardi 15 octobre 2024
8h CBC Radio Canada
700, Hamilton Street, Vancouver BC
A l’occasion de la conférence à venir à The Belkin, et sa résidence à l’Université de British Columbia, Caroline Delétoille était l’invitée de Marie Villeneuve pour la matinale Phare Ouest de Radio-Canada.
Mercredi 16 octobre 2024
15h-17h Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery
UBC, Vancouver
Caroline Delétoille était invitée par The Belkin pour donner une conférence auprès des publics de la galerie sur son travail artistique, ses développements, et l’approche curatoriale du projet Sensation quantique.
Jeudi 17 octobre 2024
10h-11h30 Quantum Matter Institute
UBC, Vancouver
Dans le cadre du début de sa résidence, Caroline Delétoille a présenté aux chercheurs quantique du Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute l’approche artistique et scientifique du projet de recherche et creation Sensation Quantique. Les premiers travaux menés avec les chercheurs du Laboratoire Kastler Brossel à Paris, et les pistes de recherches pour la collaboration à venir.
Mardi 1er octobre 2024
10h-13h Interaction SEEDS x Region PACA
Séminaire video-conference
Atelier de débat entre artistes et chercheurs, animés par Dowell Innovation, sur les liens et collaborations entre art et science, comme catalyseurs d’innovation pour les entreprises.
Mercredi 13 novembre 2024
19h Institut Henri Poincaré
5, rue Pierre et Marie Curie
Dans le cadre de la Soirée des Amis du Fonds de Dotation de l’Institut Henri Poincaré, l’association Convergences Créations était conviée à presenter le projet en cours de développement auprès du public invité.