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24.5.24
Friday
9:30

Dani Karavan at the Weizmann Institute | Guided tour, discussion, and cinematic portrait

To mark three years since the passing of environmental artist and sculptor Dani Karavan (1930-2021), recipient of the Israel Prize for Sculpture in 1977, who created some 80 environmental sculptures in Israel and around the world, including the Weizmann Institute of Science campus, a guided art event featuring two of his works on campus, a talk on humanism, human rights and public art, and a screening of a cinematic portrait of the artist.

10:00  'Monument in memory of the victims of the Holocaust' | Memorial Plaza at the Weizmann Estate
Guided tour in the northern square of the Weizmann Estate. 
Duration: approx. 20 minutes.

11:00  'From the tree of knowledge to the tree of life' | Clore Dormitories
Guided tour at the Clore student dormitories, near the main entrance to the Weizmann Institute of Science. Duration: approx. 20 minutes

11:45  Karavan, humanism and public art | Michael Sela Auditorium
A symposium with film clips and a discussion about Karavan’s unique artistic movement, on the drama of the refugee, Karavan's tribute to the philosopher and cultural researcher, Walter Benjamin, and the connection between humanism and art in the public sphere.
Approx. 50 minutes, in the Michael Sela Auditorium.

12:30  Dani Karavan | The film by Barak Heymann, Michael Sela Auditorium
Dani Karavan was almost 90 years old when he set out on an emotional and political journey during which his complex and tumultuous character was revealed. The film 'Dani Karavan' behaves just like the man and the artist – simple and complex at the same time, emotional and intimate but far from melodramatic, full of pain but also saturated with humor, passion and joy of life. Barak Heymann's film, “High Maintenance” winner of the Best Editing award at the Jerusalem Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature Film at the Jozi Film Festival in South Africa, Best Documentary at the Israeli Film Festival in Paris, and dozens of commendations at other festivals around the world.
Israel 2020, 66 minutes, Hebrew, English, French, Italian, Arabic, in the Michael Sela Auditorium

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5.5
Monday
20:00

The Quantum Age | Yair Assulin & Prof. Roee Ozeri

Yair Assulin will be speaking about quantum computing with Prof. Roee Ozeri, a physicist in the Department of Physics of Complex Systems at the Weizmann Institute of Science who researches cold atoms used to develop a universal quantum computer and for precision measurements (among other things). He also serves as Vice President for Resource Development and Communications. We will explore what quantum computing truly means, how close we are to its realization, and the significance of a non-binary world that lets us solve previously inaccessible problems, as well as highlight the opportunities, challenges, and questions it creates and the broader implications of this technological revolution. 

 

The discussion will be held in Hebrew  

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley’s 1932 futuristic novel, presents a chilling satirical vision of a utopian future in which humans are reproduced artificially and their emotions are sterilized through drugs so they will passively serve the government. In this world, war and disease have been eradicated at the cost of individuality, art, family, and love. The novel is considered one of the most influential futuristic masterpieces of the 20th century, coining terms that have become integral to socio-political discourse.
Today, at the dawn of the third millennium, we are living in a “Brave New World” filled with unimaginable advancements but also fear and danger. A world where “space” and “time” are fundamentally different from what we once knew; a world of new human consciousness. The Weizmann Institute is one of the places where this great era is developing, both through research and action. In a series of conversations, Yair Assulin will ask pioneering researchers in some of today’s most revolutionary fields (quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and evolution) to explore the major questions emerging from the various fields of research, the enormously relevant connection between science and the humanities in this era, and the new humanity emerging before our eyes.

 



Sponsored by the Braginsky Center for the Interface between Science and Humanities, with participation from the audience.
 
9.5
Friday
11:00

Fashion Reimagined | Becky Hutner

The daughter of environmental activists who raised her on a remote eco-friendly homestead, Mother of Pearl designer Amy Powney has always felt out of place in the fashion world. Fashion Reimagined follows Powney’s trajectory from outsider to industry leader as she sets out to create a collection that’s ethical and sustainable at every level, from fiber to finished garment. Powney’s journey will take her from idyllic Uruguayan sheep pastures to an Austrian garment factory powered by steam, exposing the mind-boggling complexity and waste of the global supply chain at every turn.


Previous Festivals: Tribeca, Sheffield, Sydney International Film Festival
United States, United Kingdom 2022, 100 min, English, Hebrew subtitles