Artist-in-Residence Program

The Yale Quantum Institute successfully launched its artist-in-residence program in the summer of 2017. Each year, the institute welcomes an artist for a year-long residency to produce quantum science-based artwork and visuals, participate in a series of public talks to explain their work, and the science behind it across disciplines, and in particular across the humanities-science divide. The artists are rigorously selected by Florian Carle, in consultation with the Advisory Panel, based on the quality and presentation of their work, their background and experiences.

YQI Artists

Martha W Lewis
Visual Artist
2017-2018
Spencer Topel
Composer & Sound Artist
2018-2019
Stewart Smith
Digital Artist
2022-2023
Serena Scapagnini
Visual Artist
2024-2025

If you are interested in being part of this program, email Florian to express interest.

Art Curator

Florian Carle

French rocket scientist with a theatre background turned quantum science manager, he develops science outreach programing for the Yale and New Haven community to demystify quantum physic and science in general, and to make it fun, in the hope to encourage new generations of students to consider a career in STEM. Florian is the creator and producer of the YQI Artist in Residence program and draws from his theater background to help create installations and exhibitions, live shows, album, and music videos. Florian received the 2024 Connecticut Science Center STEM Achievement Award for this program.

Florian is the Managing Director of the Yale Quantum Institute and holds an engineering diploma and a PhD in Energetics and Mechanics from Aix Marseille University, France.

Advisory Panel

Michel Devoret
Emeritus Research Professor, Yale
Chief Scientist, Google Quantum AI
Ty Kamp
Assistant Director
The Franke Program for Science and the Humanities, Yale
Martha W Lewis
Artist
New Haven, CT
Spencer Topel
Artist
New York, NY