The theory of quantum science is identified with the uncertainty of the things which were once seen as common sense. The observer plays a big role in shaping what will be viewed as truth or reality, and therefore, these truths or realities have lost their objective and absolute meaning. Prior to the start of the quantum theory, Scientists and philosophers such as Aristotle, Descartes, and Newton based their philosophical beliefs on the Classical view that the external world is not affected by the observer. For example, Newton believed that time and space are absolute, and no matter where one may go, they will always be constant. These beliefs have since been refuted by scientists resorting to the quantum theory, for example, Albert Einstein who proved that time and space are relative, and it is only the speed of light that remains constant. Newtonian notions of space, time and light validate our common sense and seem quite obvious. It is this notion of self-evidence that quantum science has obscured and refuted. Another example would be the uncertainty of whether light is made out of particles or waves, which brings up the notion of duality, initially brought up by Einstein and later expressed through Schrodinger's cat. As a result, quantum demonstrates how absolute Truth is impossible to attain.

Many of the ideas expressed above have been portrayed through various art forms, with René Magritte as a major player of this field of quantum art. Artists such as Picasso, Dali, and Escher have also contributed to the artistic portrayal of the uncertainty of perception. For my art piece, I chose to portray the notion of subjective reality over objective reality. I was mostly inspired by Escher's Space which portrays and image in all 6 of its views: front, back, left, right, top, and bottom view. My artwork consists of a miniature spacecraft inside a six-sided box, that when closed, reflects all six views of the object within it through the reflective paper stuck on all 6 interior sides of the box. The idea behind this was that the reflections of all six views of the spacecraft would represent Absolute Truth. However, this absolute truth is only revealed once the box is closed, thus, nobody can actually see it. I made the art piece interactive in that the viewer may choose to open the box and attempt to get a full view of what's inside. However, once the box is opened, the viewer will only be exposed to 5 of the 6 sides of the spacecraft due to a blind spot caused by the edge of the box's lid. The viewer will then realize that it is impossible to see the full objective reality of the spacecraft, and is only limited to certain subjective perspectives of it.

This can be linked to Einstein's special theory of relativity which, as was mentioned before, states that time and space are relative while it is only the speed of light which remains constant. This theory laid the groundwork for quantum views, and suggested that observations about reality are dependent on the observer. Likewise, an observer is needed in order for the spacecraft within my box of Absolute Truth to be viewed, and the viewer can choose which side he/she wishes to observe. If two people are looking inside the box, they may each be seeing two different perspectives of the spacecraft. Even at that, one side will still remain hidden, and so the viewer can search endlessly for an objectified truth, but will only find subjective views of what I attempted to signify as the absolute.

Just as the quantum theory led to the blurring of ideas which were once seen as common sense due to simple human observation, my art piece attempts to refute the idea of an objective reality through falsely leading the viewer into thinking that simply by opening the box will they find Truth. The whole act of initially viewing the box as truly holding objectivity, into opening the box and finding out that all there is is subjectivity, in essence, relates to the shift in the scientific and philosophical thoughts from Classical to modern quantum science.