“What can I learn from the hydrogen atom?” With this question, Nina Caviezel begins a exploration of the limits of knowledge, understanding, and more. Circling the hydrogen atom, observing it from different conceptual orbits, Caviezel attempts to approach the invisible and incomprehensible. Throughout her exploration, she draws on sources in the arts and sciences, including her ancestor Johann Jakob Balmer, the Swiss mathematician and physicist who discovered the Balmer series of hydrogen’s spectral line emissions.

In this evening edition of Broadway Bites, Nina Caviezel – a Swiss researcher at the University of Basel and the Max Planck Institute for Art History in Rome – will present her transdisciplinary research project “Observing H.” Through her study of the hydrogen atom, her talk explores possibilities for artistic engagement with the sciences and invites participants to contribute their perspectives.

Broadway Bites is a monthly seminar series at Swissnex, bringing guest speakers from our global network to give a short talk on their work.

Snacks and drinks will be provided.