CCAM Symposium: Illuminations
The CCAM Symposium is an annual, interdisciplinary event that investigates the cultural landscape of our time. Acting as a bridge between the discoveries at CCAM and those on campus and beyond, it features discussions, exhibitions, performances, workshops, and more. In 2025, the symposium explores the theme of “illuminations.”
The word “illumination,” or the bringing of light, carries diverse meanings across time, space, and culture. It evokes images of adorned medieval manuscripts, as well as Walter Benjamin’s critical essays. As an artistic medium and movement, light has shaped the development of many technologies—from fire and lightbulbs to glowing screens. Festivals around the world celebrate divine inspiration, and the concept of intellectual enlightenment has marked historical progress. To illuminate can mean to reveal the unknown—and also inspire us to envision the yet unimagined.
The CCAM Symposium: “Illuminations” will delve into these and other themes, uniting a community of artists, scientists, and scholars from around campus and the world. We draw inspiration from Pulsa, a collaborative group of artists who gathered at Yale in the 1960s to explore light, sound, and emerging technologies.
Full program details coming soon!