Vaasa-Umeå <> Wormhole Connection
On March 12, a strange phenomenon connected two cities located on the two opposite sides of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea: Vaasa in Finland and Umeå in Sweden.
A transport corridor, provoked by the opening of a Wormhole, also known as an Einstein–Rosen bridge, which is a hypothetical topological feature of space-time, was creating a “shortcut” between the two cities. The phenomenon allowed a Train to appear inside a building in Vaasa, then 3 minutes later in Umeå, then back in Vaasa after 3 min. and after 3 min. again in Umeå...
The observers of the phenomenon received a clear evidence for the existence of the Wormhole, and the practical equations from the Theory of General Relativity was evaluated as possible solutions for transport.
HR-Stamenov, the current artist in residence of Platform, presented this light spectacle. The immediate attention, which the media installation provoked, leaved the passers-by uncertain of what they have just seen, for the train literally "appears" inside the buildings. The project was an illustration of the scientific theories of time travels and space distortions.
The project was realized with the kind collaboration of:
PLATFORM, Vaasa http://www.platform.fi/
MIRA House, Vaasa http://www.mirahouse.fi/
Kulturförening Kretsen, Umeå http://kretsen.org/
Norrporten, Umeå, www.norrporten.se
Year 2014