Inverse by Florian Dombois

The public art project "Inverse" investigates on the possibilities to model and imagine a reverse time. The artist Florian Dombois engages for this with scientists of all disciplines from the City of Dresden, Germany, and collects examples to approach the unimaginable. On May, 30th, 2015, 12-14 h a Flock of Happenings was held on Postplatz in Dresden. On May 28th, 29th and 30th three podiums took place developing the discourse. This webpage collects different material: * Documentation of the different projects during the Flock of Happenings * Examples from Art, Literature, Film, Music, and Videogames * Press Material "Inverse" is curated by Thomas Eller, Berlin. Assistance: Irène Mélix, Lisa Poelker, Dresden

Florian Dombois: Inverse (2015)

What if time would go backward? (Or forward in the language of Aymara people, who think the past lies in front of us.)

"3.02 The thought contains the possibility of the state of affairs which it thinks. What is thinkable is also possible."
Ludwig Wittgenstein: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, 1922

Program

Action
Saturday 30.5.2015, 12:00-14:00 h,
Postplatz Dresden: A Flock of Happenings

Participants a.o.: Jessica Bellmann, Frank Bok, Andrés F. Diaz Delgadillo, Harald Foerstendorf, Carola Franzen, Florian Frisch, Uta Gneisse, David Jörg, Fabian Köhler, Benedikt Kretner, Tanya Levin, Lara Marrone, Irène Mélix, Katharina Müller, Andy Obermeyer, Anne-Katrin Otto, Lisa Poelker, Jona Postner, Felix Rauschert, Anke Richter, Jochen Rink, Claudia Schmeißer, Simon Schmitt, Jared Sterneckert, Thorsten Stumpf, Anna Straubinger, Albert Thommen, Steffen Werner, Lucas Wetzel

Contributing Institutions: Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Max Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems, Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden - CRTD, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Institute for Transport and Economics of TU-Dresden, Hochschule für bildende Künste

Documentation photos and videos by: Kristina Berndt, Florian Dombois, Alena Drahokoupilová, Thomas Eller, Sophia Mix, Jonas Müller, Steffen Werner

Video Cut: Tirza Bosshardt

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Pedestal
Thursday 28.5.2015, 18:00-19:30 h
Panel 1: Älter-Jünger. Die erstaunliche Biologie des Schmidtea mediterranea
Guests: Steffen Werner, David Jörg, Peter Plaßmeyer, Thomas Eller, Florian Dombois
Place: Vortragssaal der SLUB, Zellescher Weg 18, 01069 Dresden

Friday 29.5.2015, 18:00-19:30 h
Panel 2: Nach Vorn. Fortschrittsglaube und die Offenbarung des Johannes
Guests: Thomas Hänseroth, Karlheinz Ruhstorfer, Thomas Eller, Florian Dombois
Place: Mauersberger Saal, Haus der Kreuzkirche, An der Kreuzkirche 6, 01067 Dresden

Saturday 30.5.2015, 19:00-20:30 h
Panel 3: Zurück. Die Kunst und ihre Angst vor dem Rückschritt
Guests: Mark Gisbourne, Isabel Mundry, Thomas Eller, Florian Dombois
Place: Aktsaal, Hochschule für bildende Künste, Brühlsche Terrasse 1, 01067 Dresden

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Artifacts
Florian Dombois: Inverse. Model Study #1 (2015)
Object: music box, map, cardboard, flag, ventilator, 30 x 30 x 25 cm

Florian Dombois: Inverse. Model Study #2 (2015)
Video: 10:01 min, size variable

Florian Dombois: Inverse. Model Study #3 (2015)
Mobile: perspex letters, spot light, size variable

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Inverse is an art project in public sphere of the City of Dresden (Germany) by Florian Dombois. It assembles a number of activities, that all deal with the question of reverse time. This webpage accompanies the development of the project in its different articulations and also documents those parts, that can serve later studies on reverse time. Nevertheless it is not intended to be exhaustive.

Thanks to the City of Dresden, Netzwerk Dresden - Stadt der Wissenschaften, and Sächsische Landesbibliothek - Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden for their kind support. I would also like to thank Martin Paeckert, Curator of Birds at Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden.

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