Encounters between Art and Science is the product of a fruitful collaboration between the Central Saint Martins Art and Science MA programme, and the Science Technology and Medicine team at the British Library. The art in this exhibition deals with the nature of collating, categorising and disseminating information. Some of the artworks connect their enquiries to the British Library’s collection items and archives; others relate to the Library itself—the building and the people who come here. All address those who visit, research and work at the British Library. The exhibition invites a search for connections and reflections between disciplines that have more in common than may seem apparent.
Encounters between Art and Science invites the visitor to explore the Library with a view to its potential for interdisciplinary enquiry. Scientific information resides not just in the scientific literature, but also in maps, photographs, stamps, sound recordings and even people.
Encounters between Art and Science features the following artists and artworks:
Force of Mortality, Louise Beer
C-Type, perspex and aluminium
Conscious Evolution, Mona Choo
Acrylic rods, mixed media
Beasts in the Library, Anita Chowdry
Printed vinyl murals
Proofs, Nathan Cohen
Digital artwork editing: Reiko Kubota. Prints on paper.
How I Wrote Certain of Your Books, Eleanor Crook
Wax, hair, teeth, mixed media
Too Sacred for Words, Lauren Franklin and Rose Pickles
Sound installation
I Need Some Advice, Luke Franklin & Liz Hainsworth
Mixed textiles
Cabinets of cosmic wonder, Christiana Kazakou
Mixed media installation
See what I'm saying series, Becky Lyddon
Screenprint, audio/visual
Visualization of Terraforming, Xiuyu Qiu
Digital animation
Nano map or Zen garden: New Technological Frontiers, Nedyalka Panova
Mixed media
Fundamental. Or the Modern World as Seen by an Old Man, Serena Porrati
Series of 20 black and white medium format photographs
Touching Blake's Thoughts, Marta Santuccio
Mixed media
Focal Length 300mm, Myrianthe G. Sozou
Site specific installation of Fresnel lenses
A Story Within and Beyond, Aga Tamiola
Photo etching prints
