[EN] The Leonardo/ISAST LASER Talks are a program of international gatherings that bring artists, scientists, humanists and technologists together for informal presentations, performances and conversations with a wider public. LASER Talks Brussels are curated by Alexandra Dementieva.

Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges demanding multidisciplinary thinking. Science helps us to see the future, even if that future includes the end of human life as we know it. Yet the interaction between natural and social changes is complex, shifting, and never fully predictable. For this reason, imagination and creativity are essential to envision change, explore possibilities, and develop solutions.

In this Laser Talks series, we speak with scientists and artists from a wide range of disciplines to explore these questions together.

Moderated by: Frank Theys
Chaired by: Alexandra Dementieva

Aernoudt Jacobs is a Belgian artist working primarily with the medium of sound. His work is both phenomenological and empirical. It has its origins in acoustic and technological research and investigates how sounds can trigger sonic processes that will affect the observer’s scope of perception. His work focuses on a central question: how can the complexity, richness and stratification of our direct, daily environment be translated into something that can really be experienced.
https://www.aernoudtjacobs.info

Prof. Dr. Sophie Opfergelt is an FNRS Senior Research Associate in geosciences at the Earth and Life at UCLouvain in Belgium. Her work focuses particularly on polar regions where permafrost thaw creates new interactions between water and minerals. Her approach lies at the crossroads of disciplines between geology, soil science & geochemistry.
https://perso.uclouvain.be/sophie.opfergelt/projects/

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Sterl works at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel’s Department of Water and Climate, where he heads a small research group focused on power systems modelling for the energy transition. One of his main research interests lies on investigating the vulnerability and resilience of future renewables-based electricity systems, especially in the Global South.
https://hydr.vub.be/people/sebastian.sterl

Frank Theys is a Belgian visual artist and filmmaker renowned for his video installations and experimental documentaries. His work, most notably the trilogy Technocalyps, deeply explores the philosophical intersections of technology, science, and society. Blending visual art with critical theory, he examines the future of human evolution and existence in the digital age.
https://franktheys.net

__
[NL] De Leonardo/ISAST LASER Talks zijn een programma van internationale bijeenkomsten die kunstenaars, wetenschappers en technologen samenbrengen voor informele presentaties met een breed publiek. LASER Talks Brussels worden gecureerd door Alexandra Dementieva.

[FR] Les Leonardo/ISAST LASER Talks sont un programme de rencontres internationales qui réunissent des artistes, des scientifiques et des technologues pour des présentations informelles avec un large public. Les LASER Talks Brussels sont organisés par Alexandra Dementieva.