Queers & Quarks

30.09-02.10.2020

By: Venus y Nicolás Bernal

Venus Drag Photo by Camo Delgado Aguilera. (2019)

Experimentation and artistic exploration workshop where a drag visual concept is built from the cultural impact of the search for the origin of the universe, through astrophysics and quantum physics. This space brings together queer theories, drag art and visual arts, creating unique pieces that relate gender ruptures and contemporary discourses of science.

NOTHING MORE QUEER THAN THE UNIVERSE

Nicolás Bernal

In the introductory talk to the workshop, a proposal is developed that connects specific phenomena of particle physics and astrophysics, with characteristics of queer theories, such as indeterminate and "queer" genders, or the inexistence of determined borders.

VENUS

23 year old alternative drag artist. With knowledge in areas such as acting, audiovisual production, vocal technique, makeup and hairstyle, she has participated in projects of the UN, the Mayor's Office of Bogota, Idartes and the National Museum. She has been part of events such as Festival Estéreo Picnic and Oh My Drag!

NICOLÁS BERNAL

Doctor in particle physics from the University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) in France. He has postdoctoral experience in Spain, Portugal, Germany and Brazil. He is currently a researcher at the Universidad Antonio Nariño (Colombia) and a research associate at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics ICTP (Italy). His work focuses on particle physics models beyond the standard model, phenomenology of dark matter, neutrinos and cosmology of the primordial universe.