UCLA ART|SCI CENTER PRESENTS:
TESLA: VISIONS + INSPIRATIONS

a symposium at The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)

570 Westwood Plaza, Building 114

JUNE 8TH, 2007, 5 - 8pm

NikolaTesla’s visions and inventions were at the core of the generation, transmission and use of electricity that has transformed our world. His genius and his importance to humankind is now only beginning to be fully appreciated, particularly as we become wireless and more energy conscious. Join us to hear about Tesla through the work of artists, scientists and engineers who have been inspired by his legacy.

Participants:
Greg Leyh, Nevada Lightening Lab - featuring a phased pair of Tesla coils, 122 feel tall. http://www.lod.org/LightningLab

Susan Joyce, director Fringe gallery, Los Angeles

Milos Ercegovac, Professor, Computer Science

Paulette Phillips, artist, Homewrecker electromagnetic sculpture

Gisèle Trudeland Stéphane Claude, AElab Sparks - experimental documentary on the life of Nikola Tesla.

Nina Czegledy, The Resonance project co-curated with Louise Provencher.

Organized by Victoria Vesna, Art | Science center director

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