QUANTUM ANIMATION

A key aim of the Quantum ARC is to increase awareness and understanding of quantum technologies among the general public. This is not always an easy task, as quantum mechanics deal with concepts that are totally at odds with our everyday experiences.

Luckily, at our first Quantum-Arts Incubator in August 2024, we met a fantastic animator, Emma Rhodes, who was eager to tackle these unintuitive concepts and produce a film to begin demystifying them.

Emma worked with experts from across the Quantum ARC’s network to refine the message and create an accessible and interesting introduction to the topic. The result is an animated film which aspires to enable people to refine their understanding of quantum physics or begin their journey of discovery and start to dig deeper into the fundamental characteristics of our universe. We hope you enjoy it!

About the Artist:

An animator and illustrator with a decade of experience in the creative industries, Emma Rhodes loves to take technical and complex topics and make them digestible through visual storytelling and evocative motion. From creative direction, through storyboarding, design and animation, Emma loves to craft animated content, from concept to completion.

With a longstanding passion for both consuming and creating educational video content, along with a wide base of experience across advertising, marketing, and narrative-based animation, she is always excited to learn, and in turn, educate through her craft. You can learn more about Emma’s work here.

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QUANTUM PLAYGROUND

Led by Dr Alistair Inglis and created by a cross-disciplinary team of local artists, Quantum Playground combined art, science, and community engagement to build trust in emerging quantum technologies. With origins from the Arts Incubator and support from ARC seed funding, the event set out to encourage participation in the growing quantum sector.

Centred on an 11-day public exhibition at Many Studios in Glasgow in May 2025, the event featured six installations using sound, light, and interactive gameplay to explore key concepts in quantum technology, including quantum computing and Q-Day, qubit control, entanglement, and atom trapping. The inherently interactive nature of four of the exhibits made this complex field accessible and hopefully inspired future quantum talent. Alongside the exhibition, a sold-out launch-night and networking event connected ECRs with peers and professionals, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and career development.

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QUANTUM ARTS INCUBATOR

In August 2024, the Quantum ARC hosted its first Arts Incubator, a networking event aimed to facilitate collaborations between artists and quantum researchers to precipitate new creative responses to emerging quantum technologies.

Thirty attendees were joined by Ariane Koek, Initiator and founder of Arts at CERN, Sarah Cook, founder of LifeSpace, Scotland’s first dedicated art-science research gallery, and Prof Louise Harris, Professor of Audiovisual Composition at the University of Glasgow, to explore new facets of their work through a creative collaboration.

Reflecting on the event, we’re honoured to share blogs from Meagan Jennett and Dr Carly Brown below.