Unique cinematic experience in the test hangar at the research airport Science and Art Lab and SE²A short film evening a great success
On the 26th of September the Science and Art Lab of TU Braunschweig together with the Cluster of Excellence SE²A and the Braunschweig Film Festival invited to a very special short film evening. The interested audience had the unique opportunity to spend an evening with unique films and discussions in the special ambience of the experimental hall of the Institute of Aircraft Construction and Lightweight Design (IFL) at the research airport.
The evening, themed ‘Fly High’, began with an inspiring keynote speech by Prof. Jens Friedrichs on the future of aviation, followed by the premiere of the SE²A Cluster of Excellence promotional film. This provided an interesting insight into current research projects on sustainable and energy-efficient aviation. A special highlight were the subsequent tours of the institute, which gave participants an exclusive look behind the scenes of the research. The subsequent panel discussion provided the audience with an understanding of the environmental, sociological and ethical challenges of modern aviation and the relationship between science and art.
The film programme, curated by the Science and Art Lab and the Braunschweig International Film Festival, offered a diverse mix of historical footage and contemporary video works. The short films explored various aspects of flight – from early attempts to fly to visionary concepts such as teleportation – and encouraged both critical and poetic reflection on the future of mobility.
About the Science and Art Lab
The Science and Art Lab brings together cutting-edge research and art in its various forms of expression and media and puts them in dialogue with each other. The aim is to enable different approaches to research questions and an exchange between science, art and society. The pilot phase of the Science and Art Lab is supported by the Stiftung Niedersachsen, the Braunschweigische Stiftung and the Stiftung Braunschweigischer Kulturbesitz.