Astronomers call them the ‘Whirlpool, Cigar, Antennae, and Cartwheel galaxy’ – names that suggest their extraordinary shapes and amazing fecundity – the greatest reproductive events in the universe. “When spiral galaxies collide they bring billions of new, fast-burning stars into being, as well as many of the conditions for life itself. “Collisions happen at every level with meteors and comets striking planets, and stars and whole galaxies being driven into each other in a vast cosmic dance which is being choreographed by the power of gravity over billions of years. It was one of these explosive encounters that ended the reign of the dinosaurs and allowed the rise of mammals, and ultimately our own species. Jencks, the creator of the 55-acre Crawick Multiverse artland between Sanquhar and Kirkconnel, said: “Cosmic collisions can be catastrophic and creative, ugly and beautiful. The exhibition also features a new body of work by Jencks including a section entitled Sex in the Universe. Libeskind is the architect and designer of Berlin’s Jewish Museum and the Ground Zero site in New York. The exhibition will include previously unseen preparatory drawings by New York-based Daniel Libeskind showing how spiral galaxies inspired his acclaimed new £11.5 million Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy at Durham University. The talks and exhibition are the centerpiece of a wider Cosmic Collisions event which will include activities at Crawick Multiverse the weekend following the Summer Solstice on 23 and 24 June.Īll the speakers and exhibition contributors share a fascination with the vast forces that have created our universe and the magnificence of the galaxies within it. World-renowned artists, architects and scientists gather in a small Scottish town for talks and a new exhibition delving into the heart of the universe.Ĭelebrated land artist Charles Jencks, world-renowned architect Daniel Libeskind and leading cosmologists Carlos Frenk and Noam Libeskind are inviting the public to join them in the small Scottish town of Sanquhar.Īll four will be taking part in talks about the deepest secrets of the universe and are also contributing to a new exhibition entitled Cosmic Collisions, Birth, Rebirth and the Universe, at MERZ Gallery, Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway. One Spectacular Venue Official Opening of The Coalface We are Hiring The Multiverse is Hiring Your Views Wedding Photography We’re Hiring – Administrator Festival of Folklore South of Scotland Tourism Investment Big Bang Weekend Invitation to Tender Meteor Shower VisitScotland Campaign New Stargazing Programme Stellar New Appointment Rolls Royce Vintage cars Edinburgh Art Festival A Day in the Life: Volunteer Supernatural in Sanquhar Out of this World Back to the Killing Times Cosmic Collisions with a Big Bang Norse Legend Plus Galactic Collisions Boulders From Mars Unicorn flight to Dalkeith Scottish Creative Collision Pupils in Cosmic Collision Charles Jencks and Daniel Libeskind Summer Solstice Exploration New Sculpture is Mane Attraction World-class Artland Gearing Up Business Creativity Award The Poppy Project Pupils create poppy display the great outdoors Doors open for annual event Artwork Unveiled Pupils in solstice spectacular solar science talks New Charles Jencks installation Spectacular Solstice Festival Team Is Out Of This World Local Returns to Upper Nithsdale Out of this World Launch Crawick Multiverse is Hiring New Scottish artland Share the Vision with Artland Trust Posts Contract Opportunity – Event Co-Ordinator/Promorter Crawick rocked again at Music at the multiverse Dance Tent DJs set for ‘mind blowing’ Music at the Multiverse weekend Get ready to rock the cosmos – Music at the Multiverse is back! Ready To Open Membership 2022 What’s it All About? Groundworks The Coalface Regional Finalist Crawick Rocks Kelton the Beltie Bull Kelton comes to Crawick Two Days.
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