MIT Museum

Exhibition of Synchronicity: Chimera States and Synchronicity 16mm at the MIT Museum in Boston. Part of the Lighten Up! exhibition created by EPFL Pavilions.

How does the rhythm of day and night affect our bodies and those of other living creatures? Why do we sleep? Why do we dream? Like the rising and falling tides, circadian rhythms punctuate our lives and the lives of all living organisms, profoundly influencing our behavior and health. By considering the nature of biological time, the exhibition Lighten Up! brings artists, architects and chronobiologists together to explore the nature of circadian rhythms in a series of artistic experiments and installations posing fundamental questions about the rhythms that define our lives. We are thrilled to partner with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland on showing this major exhibition Lighten Up! at the MIT Museum. -- Michael John Gorman, The Mark R. Epstein (Class of 1963) Director, MIT Museum