An invisible matter is having a gravitational effect on everything. Without the gravity of this “dark” matter, galaxies would fly apart. Observational data in astroparticle physics indicate that this matter exists, but so far it hasn’t been detected directly.

Join us for a free public conversation to learn about how two disciplines – science and art – approach the fascinating search for dark matter.

The search takes place at SNOLAB, a world-class science facility two kilometers under the Sudbury Basin. In 2020, the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University invited four artists to participate in a residency at SNOLAB. They each created new artworks, which are displayed in “Drift: Art and Dark Matter,”** an exhibition on display at Carleton University Art Gallery from February – April 2022.

For this Science Café, Carleton University experimental physicist Simon Viel and one of the invited artists, Jol Thoms, will speak about their work and research at SNOLAB. The conversation will be moderated by Gurpreet Kaur, a PhD candidate in the Department of Physics at Carleton University.

This conversation is for everyone: you don’t have to be a physicist to participate! It will be an exciting opportunity to learn how scientists and arts use multisensory agents in the search for an experience of dark matter.