Picture of the future

A collision of art, music and technology explores the relationship between humans and the universe, Cheng Yuezhu reports in Nanjing.

In the 1997 sci-fi film Contact, the protagonist Ellie Arroway takes a glimpse of the universe, revealing the paradoxical insignificance and rarity of human existence.

Several days ago, radio waves from the cosmos were detected in Canada - much like in the movie - indicating the possibility that human beings may not be alone in the vast universe.