NEUTRINOS IN A NEW LIGHT:
ELLEN SANDOR, FERMILAB ARTIST IN RESIDENCE 2016
Ellen Sandor’s Fermilab 2016 residency included PHSCologram sculptures, VR, projection mapping, and 3D printing that visualize the invisible. The Fermi scientists’ research included their NOvA, MINOS, and MINERvA neutrino detectors plus their new MicroBooNE argon chamber detector. Sandor and (art)n collaborated with Fermilab scientists from various departments, translating their data and research on neutrinos into beautiful works of art and science. Neutrinos are strange elementary particles produced by the decay of radioactive elements that travel near the speed of light and rarely interact with matter and other particles. Such properties make these particles mysterious and exciting subject matter for researchers and artists. It was Sandor’s vision with (art)n to take such intricacies and put them into visual art that speaks to scientists and artists, while connecting with the society in which we all live. The final works were first shown at the Fermilab Art Gallery in Batavia for Neutrinos in a New Light, December 2016-March 2017.