Helgoland

GALLERY

Named after Italian theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli’s book of the same title, Helgoland began as an expanded studio/gallery project by artist Deven Marriner, whose practice explores ideas presented in Rovelli’s writing. “Helgoland”, translated into English, means “Sacred Island”, and is where Heisenberg isolated himself: “There, on the island, he found the idea that made it possible to account for all recalcitrant facts, to build the mathematical structure of quantum mechanics, ‘quantum theory’. Perhaps the most impressive scientific revolution of all time.” – Rovelli

Under the Heisenberg / Rovelli aegis, the gallery showcases art practices and practitioners who look with utmost seriousness at the idea and function of art, not simply as a decorative or trivial undertaking but rather as the deepest meditative inquiry.