Comics exhibition at the 22nd International Comic-Salon Erlangen, June 4–14, 2026
To mark the 100th anniversary of quantum theory, ELINAS, the Erlangen Center for Literature and Natural Science, together with the FAU Department of Physics, invited comics creators to enter into an artistic–scientific dialogue on quantum physics.
Artistic freedom knew no bounds, but dialogue with experts in quantum theory was a prerequisite. The result is 27 perspectives on the diversity of quantum-physical phenomena that probe the infinite spaces of possibility and the entanglement potentials of art and science—whether in superhero or fantasy stories, as fantastic journeys into quantastic worlds, or as visual metaphors of quantum theory. With creative virtuosity, the exhibition explores sites of indeterminacy in both art and physics: art and science become entangled in a mutually illuminating dialogue.
With works by: Aike Arndt, Larissa Bertonasco, Jeff Chi, Hamed Eshrat, Nathalie Frank, David Füleki, Tim Gaedke, Thomas Gilke, Jens Harder, Eva Hartmann, Claus Daniel Herrmann, Henry Holland-Moritz, Michael Jordan, Berrin Jost, Johannes Kretzschmar (Beetlebum), Axel Kuckuk (Cuculum), Katharina Netolitzky, Lisa Neun, Felix Pestemer, Jutta Pilgram, Barbara Schunk, Dirk Schwieger, Tine Steen, Burcu Türker, Kristian Ujhelji, Anne Zimmermann
Exhibition “Quantastic Comics. Voyages of Discovery into the Strange World of Quanta”
The exhibition can be seen at ZAM – Zentrum für Austausch und Machen – from June 4 to 14.
Quanta in Panels – An Aesthetic Engagement with the World of Quanta
A conversation with the comics creators as part of the exhibition “Quantastic Comics. Voyages of Discovery into the Strange World of Quanta”:
Contact
Prof. Dr. Klaus Mecke, Department of Physics, FAU – klaus.mecke@fau.de
PD Dr. Aura Heydenreich, Department of German Studies and Comparative Literature, FAU – aura.heydenreich@fau.de
The exhibition was organized by ELINAS together with the German Physical Society (DPG), with generous financial support from the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation.
(Photo on the top: © Hamed Eshrat: Superposition, Seite 1)
Comics exhibition at the 22nd International Comic-Salon Erlangen, June 4–14, 2026
To mark the 100th anniversary of quantum theory, ELINAS, the Erlangen Center for Literature and Natural Science, together with the FAU Department of Physics, invited comics creators to enter into an artistic–scientific dialogue on quantum physics.
Artistic freedom knew no bounds, but dialogue with experts in quantum theory was a prerequisite. The result is 27 perspectives on the diversity of quantum-physical phenomena that probe the infinite spaces of possibility and the entanglement potentials of art and science—whether in superhero or fantasy stories, as fantastic journeys into quantastic worlds, or as visual metaphors of quantum theory. With creative virtuosity, the exhibition explores sites of indeterminacy in both art and physics: art and science become entangled in a mutually illuminating dialogue.
With works by: Aike Arndt, Larissa Bertonasco, Jeff Chi, Hamed Eshrat, Nathalie Frank, David Füleki, Tim Gaedke, Thomas Gilke, Jens Harder, Eva Hartmann, Claus Daniel Herrmann, Henry Holland-Moritz, Michael Jordan, Berrin Jost, Johannes Kretzschmar (Beetlebum), Axel Kuckuk (Cuculum), Katharina Netolitzky, Lisa Neun, Felix Pestemer, Jutta Pilgram, Barbara Schunk, Dirk Schwieger, Tine Steen, Burcu Türker, Kristian Ujhelji, Anne Zimmermann
Exhibition “Quantastic Comics. Voyages of Discovery into the Strange World of Quanta”
The exhibition can be seen at ZAM – Zentrum für Austausch und Machen – from June 4 to 14.
Quanta in Panels – An Aesthetic Engagement with the World of Quanta
A conversation with the comics creators as part of the exhibition “Quantastic Comics. Voyages of Discovery into the Strange World of Quanta”:
Contact
Prof. Dr. Klaus Mecke, Department of Physics, FAU – klaus.mecke@fau.de
PD Dr. Aura Heydenreich, Department of German Studies and Comparative Literature, FAU – aura.heydenreich@fau.de
The exhibition was organized by ELINAS together with the German Physical Society (DPG), with generous financial support from the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation.
(Photo on the top: © Hamed Eshrat: Superposition, Seite 1)