Building for Quantum

Building for Quantum follows the construction of the building that will host the sixth IBM quantum computer in the world. As quantum computing redefines the limits of knowledge, this video installation examines the imaginaries and aspirations surrounding the arrival of this technology. The film navigates the intersection of the physical and the philosophical within quantum architecture—juxtaposing the tangible, ordinary materials of brick and mortar with the meticulous precision required to sustain near-perfect vacuum chambers at temperatures colder than deep space. Building for Quantum dwells in the tension between the raw realities of construction, the surgical precision of machine processes, and the digital simulations that emerge within its circuits.