On Monday, May 5, 2025, the Aula Magna of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Florence will host a special event dedicated to Ennio L. Chiggio, artist, researcher, and experimenter, a key figure in the field of programmed and kinetic art.

The event, organized by the Department of Physics and Astronomy in collaboration with Fondazione Idis – Città della Scienza, the CNR National Institute of Optics (CNR-INO), and the CNR Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems (CNR-ISASI), brings together prominent voices from the academic, scientific, and cultural communities. It offers interdisciplinary reflections and perspectives on the dialogue between art and science.

Elisabetta Baldanzi, senior technologist at CNR-INO and professor of Physics and Psychophysics of Vision at the University of Florence, coordinates and moderates the event, which is part of the project “Enlighting Mind”.

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