The discovery of the Higgs boson particle in 2012 validated the ideas of quantum field theory. The theory states that subatomic particles behave less like discrete objects and more like excitations of a three- dimensional field that is all around us.

There are no particles, only fields is a large-scale installation based loosely on diagrams first drawn by American scientist Richard Feynman to describe the behavior of subatomic particles. We learn in high school physics that two electrons will repel each other due to electromagnetic force. Now we understand that this repulsion comes from one electron transmitting a photon which gets absorbed by the other electron, sending it away.

Made with 10-foot steel frames and over 750 feet of shock cord, this piece portrays one of the fundamental interactions that governs our universe. Its imposing scale and elegant geometry reveals the hidden beauty in even the smallest of encounters.