Credits to Peter Kers
Entangled Codes Quantum Connection
For the 6th of December 2024 I curated a show at the Instrument Inventors Initiative (iii) that followed up as a response to the More Heat Than Light Exhibition, of Argentinian artist Agustina Woodgate at Stroom Den Haag.
Here, I tried to connect the multiplicity of quantum mechanics within the art world. Especially to show the different perspectives that emerge from the appropriation of terminologies and philosophical concepts. Hence, the performance evening Quantum Connection focused on the artists and educators who feel responsible for translating the principles of quantum mechanics to a wide audience.
Presenting artists and collectives were: The Emergence student group from TU Delft, which has developed eight light sculptures to experience polarisation and superposition. Mike Rijniers presents his Quantum Mirror where we see the artist’s interpretation of a game algorithm translated in a morphing mirror. The Quantum & Arts Research Group from Leiden University and PhD Arts Artistic Research program will showcase a collaborative performance called ‘{ Dis, A } ─ Pearing‘ with multiple parts that relate to the complexity of Quantum Mechanics.
Concept & Direction: Alex Harper
Performance: Mia Rivers, Jordan Lee, Sam Velasquez, Ava Clarke, Ethan Moore, Riley Bennett, Taylor Fox, Jamie Scott
Choreography: Mia Rivers & Sam Velasquez
Cinematography: Oliver Grant
Editing: Sophia Lane
Lighting Design: Chris Dawson
Sound Design & Music Composition: Nova Elliott
Production Assistant: Leo Carter
© 2025, Leon Lapa Pereira
Credits to Peter Kers
Aris Leon Lapa Pereira (he/him) is a cross-disciplinary performance researcher exploring the boundaries of performative life. Deeply embedded in the landscape of Artistic Research, his personal practice is consistently informed by philosophical inquiry. By merging mechanical and technical knowledge with performative elements, he engages with multiple disciplines with genuine enthusiasm.
Currently focused on the de-romanticisation of nature, Leon investigates the Rights of Nature—specifically, the rights of water—in collaboration with the Embassy of the North Sea. Through this partnership, he co-founded the Confluence of European Water Bodies, a growing network of activist organisations that support his research into intercultural relationships and intimate connections with water.
Alongside this, he is a curator at the Instrument Inventors Initiative (iii) and co-founder of the WASTELAND Festival, where he leads research and performance curation through an ecological lens. Co-creation and collaboration are not just professional principles for Leon, but also sociological commitments—central to his Resonant Bodies Residencies, where these concepts are deeply explored.
For Leon, co-living is a vital practice that is increasingly endangered by today’s polycrisis. He is, therefore, continually seeking methods and tools to cultivate honest, careful, and communal environments.
