Abstract
“Strange and beautiful things were brought to us from time to time, which seemed to give us a glimpse of the edge of some unfamiliar world.”
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson “The Challenger Expedition” 1876
One could observe that investigating the phenomena of strangeness and beauty are common pursuits of both science and art. Exploring landscape and seascape through micro technologies now commonly available to science, this project is developing new connections between specialists within the disciplines of geoscience, visual art and creative writing. Scientific research into foraminifera as indicators of climate change reveals fascinating visual material, whether it be microscopic imagery or graphs of DNA analysis. The project aims to make visible the invisible, inviting the viewer and reader to see and to imagine these micro-organisms that have been so central to the development of our carbon economy. CT scanning has been used to create physical objects, involving 3D rapid prototyping, digital printing and sculpture, while a dialogue is created through creative writing - poetry, haiku, and short stories. Interpreting and translating scientific and artistic experience of macro and microscopic views of the marine environment, the project aims to explore aspects that are often invisible to the public eye, making the outcomes visible through gallery exhibitions, an illustrated book, talks and events.
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson “The Challenger Expedition” 1876
One could observe that investigating the phenomena of strangeness and beauty are common pursuits of both science and art. Exploring landscape and seascape through micro technologies now commonly available to science, this project is developing new connections between specialists within the disciplines of geoscience, visual art and creative writing. Scientific research into foraminifera as indicators of climate change reveals fascinating visual material, whether it be microscopic imagery or graphs of DNA analysis. The project aims to make visible the invisible, inviting the viewer and reader to see and to imagine these micro-organisms that have been so central to the development of our carbon economy. CT scanning has been used to create physical objects, involving 3D rapid prototyping, digital printing and sculpture, while a dialogue is created through creative writing - poetry, haiku, and short stories. Interpreting and translating scientific and artistic experience of macro and microscopic views of the marine environment, the project aims to explore aspects that are often invisible to the public eye, making the outcomes visible through gallery exhibitions, an illustrated book, talks and events.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | TMS Foraminifera and Nannofossil Groups Joint Meeting Edinburgh 2012 abstracts |
| Subtitle of host publication | Interdisciplinary advances in foraminiferal and nannofossil research |
| Pages | 12 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2012 |