Martin Huber interpretation of aether’s relation to dark matter informs art exhibit

Published: Oct. 23, 2019

Physics Professor Martin E. Huber was asked to contribute a quote to the latest exhibit at the Clyfford Still Museum – "Still: Elemental" – relating his work to the classical Greek elements of earth, water, air, fire and aether. Prior to the exhibit opening, Huber was interviewed as a local community expert on dark matter/dark energy and provided a quote that is on display in the "aether" room of the exhibit: “As a scientist, I relate to the concept of aether through its link to our imagination and how that which we can’t understand or prove in the universe beyond Earth changes over time. And questioning this is what makes us human. If we can’t experiment with it here on Earth, all we can do is look, ponder, and wonder.” In addition, Huber spoke as part of the opening of the exhibit, on September 26 at the Sterling Event Space.