open mind

In 2008 Pavlov started off with a small-scale collaboration of artists and scienctists, and arranged two lectures outside, in the street. For this project Bert Otten, a professor of Neuro mechanics of the UMCG (the University Medical Centre of Groningen) and Kees Hummelen, professor of Organic chemistry of the RUG (the University of Groningen) worked together with theatre designer Maarten Kastelijns and media artist Jan Klug. The subjects were the tumultuous technological development of solar cells, with the so-called Bucky balls, Hummelen's research, and the fascinating movement research of Otten, in which he analyses bodily and mental functioning that occurs when functional movements are created.

The audience that turned up spontaneously was a witness to this. Although the emphasis was on the scientific debate, it was clear that there are a lot more opportunities for interaction between the artists and scientists.