While all the knowledge in the world is just a click away, we still sometimes get the following message: 404, Page not Found. You can't find what you're looking for. Not everything is known. 

When we search the Internet, the ‘404 - Page not Found’ message has two meanings: it makes us aware that we are not yet omniscient beings and it makes visible what is invisible: the gaps in our knowledge. If the page is not found, the answer to our search remains.

This exhibition begins when the message ‘404 - Page not Found’ appears on your screen. This ‘end point’ is the starting point for many artists and scientists, who are trying to search for, find and provide answers to questions that are still unanswered. It is surprising to see how science and art flirt with each other's boundaries, entering each other's worlds to borrow what they can use to answer their own questions.
The exhibition obviously doesn't answer individual questions or solve mysteries, but it does attempt to redefine our conceptions of the known and the unknown. Science and art are more closely linked than we think. As you journey through the 14 rooms of this exhibition, you will discover that sometimes you don't know yourself whether you are looking at art or science.
The works of 23 international artists and 20 scientific objects stimulate your senses and challenge you. They provide answers and raise questions at the same time. It's up to visitors to enter this ‘knowledge centre’ with an open mind.

The exhibition was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Ghent University Museum (GUM), the Flemish Government and Harlan Levey Projects. 

Curator of works of art: Frank Merkx, curator of scientific objects: Marjan Doom GUM.