Swissnex Lighten Up Symposium
Schedule
Wed Oct 29 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02139 | Cambridge, MA
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To mark the U.S. premiere of Lighten Up! — a traveling exhibition originally shown at the EPFL Pavillion in Lausanne, Switzerland that explores circadian rhythms through artistic and scientific lenses — Swissnex, in collaboration with the MIT Museum, is holding a one day interdisciplinary symposium, bringing together artists, scientists, and the wider community to explore themes of light, rhythm, time, sleep, and perception. Framed by the metaphor of a prism – breaking light into its constituent colors – the day is structured into thematic segments that pair artists and scientists in dialogue, performance, or experiment. The prism can refract light into a spectrum, symbolizing how one event, idea or reality can be seen in multiple ways, depending on the angle or context. Like a rainbow appearing out of storm and light, multiplicity reveals itself in layers of color – each hue a different voice, a different view.
Departing from the classical symposium format, the event will be enriched with artistic interventions that shift the sensory and conceptual register throughout the day, along with slow lighting transitions, rhythm-based exercises, dream writing stations, and guided moments of reflection. These elements invite participants not only to talk about circadian rhythms, but to inhabit them.
To see full program details and register, visit Swissnex.org.
October 29
10am - 4pm
MIT Museum
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Where is it happening?
314 Main Street, Gambrill Center, Cambridge, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02139Event Location & Nearby Stays:
