In this bonus video, you will study Varo's relationship with Einstein's theory of relativity. To help you study it, we recommend answering the following questions as you watch.
How did Einstein understand the relationship between Space and Time?
How do objects alter the fabric of Space-Time?
How does this fabric relate to Varo's work?
How did this theory change the concept of the centre of gravity? How did Varo represent this change in her painting? In other words, why did the Earth escape from its pole in Varos' painting?
How did Varo represent Einstein's theory of special relativity? In other words, why is the astronomer's room angled in Varos' picture? (The following five questions will help you answer this question.)
Why is it that when a ball is launched into a rocket, it moves faster for the person observing the rocket?
What happens to light when you do the same exercise inside a rocket? Can light change speed?
If light cannot change speed, how do you explain the difference in perception for the viewer watching the rocket? How does this difference affect the passage of time?
How is it possible to show this difference in perception in one image/graph(i.e. Lorentz graph)? How does Varo show this graph in her painting?
How did the fact that the Earth had escaped from its pole change the perception of time for the astronomer in Varos' work?
How does Varo manifest the experience of time in the Watchmaker's painting?
Why did she paint the same character at different times, always at 3 pm?
What do the bars on the windows represent?
What was the revelation that the Watchmaker had? Why is this revelation important in relation to what we studied before in Einstein's physics?
Why did Varo's work distance herself from Surrealism, and what is she proposing instead?