MPI Exhibition "Dynamic Pattern Formation in Chemistry and Mathematics"
Dynamic Pattern Formation in Chemistry and Mathematics - Aesthetics in the Sciences
was a travelling art exhibition of 40 scientific pictures, organized by Stefan C. Müller, Mario Markus, Theo Plesser, and Benno Hess between 1987 and 1990.
List of locations of the exhibition Aesthetics in the Sciences
| 09/1987 | Brussels, Belgium | Conference for I. Prigogines 70th birthday |
| 11/1987 | Stuttgart, Germany | Boehringer Fonds (article in the journal Futura) |
| 02/1988 | Munich, Germany | Nervenklinik der Universität |
| 04/1988 | Giessen, Germany | Childrens hospital of University |
| 04/1988 | Santiago de Chile, Chile | Instituto Cultural de Providencia / Goethe Institut |
| 08/1988 | Valparadiso, Chile | Goethe Institut |
| 09/1988 | Dortmund, Germany | Library of University |
| 01/1989 | Houston, USA | University of Texas, Art Center |
| 02/1989 | Dortmund, Germany | Commerzbank AG |
| 03/1989 | Tutzing, Germany | Dechema Meeting |
| 04/1989 | Princeton, USA | Squibb Corporate Headquarter |
| 04/1989 | Hamburg, Germany | Deutsches Elektronen Synchroton (DESY) |
| 05/1989 | Ruttgers University, USA | Robert W. Johnson Medical School |
| 05/1989 | Berlin, Germany | Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung |
| 08/1989 | Dallas, USA | Dallas Public Library |
| 09/1989 | Hamburg, Germany | 10th Eurographics Meeting, Congress center |
| 09/1989 | Hamm, Germany | Clinic for Manual Therapy |
| 04/1990 | Austin, USA | University of Austin, Texas |
| 09/1990 | Varese, Italy | Joint Research Centre, ISPRA |
| 10/1990 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Academy of Sciences |
| 11/1990 | Bochum, Germany | Library of University, Observatory |
All images in the Chemistry section were originally recorded with a 512x512 camera.
The lab of the Max-Plank-Institut für Ernährungsphysiology in Dortmund was two floors above the computing center (Rechenzentrum, RZ).
In order to access the computer center, they had to run a cable from the fourth floor to the second floor throught the open windows.
Benno Hess, Uwe Heidecke, Stefan Müller and Theo Plesser at a television recording at MPI in 1988 in Dortmund, Germany.
Documentations about the exhibit
| 06/1986 | Television of Dortmund |
| 11/1987 | Stuttgarter Television |
| 02/1988 | Bayrischer Rundfunk |
| 04/1988 | Television in Chile |
| 08/1988 | Television in Chile |
| 09/1988 | Local Television in Dortmund |
| 01/1989 | Channel 5, Houston |
| 04/1989 | NDR, local german TV station |
| 06/1989 | WDR 3, science show |
| 02/1990 | NDR 3, science show |