The Live Creature and Ethereal Things: How Contemporary Art is Transforming Science

Friday, October 13, 2017 – 10:00Image: Semiconductor, Catching the Light, 2014An Interdisciplinary Workshop

Institute of Physics, London, Friday 13th October 2017, 10am-6pm

Open call to physicists interested in joining the workshop

Arts Catalyst with Leverhulme-funded research fellow and artist Fiona Crisp and the Institute of Physics are exploring the value of extending artists’ practice into the realm of fundamental physics and astronomy research to explore how contemporary art’s extension into science can be transformative for science, for scientists, and for science’s relationship the wider world. Key themes that have emerged include bringing physics into the realm of human experience, the co-creation of new interdisciplinary knowledge, and the ability of artists to craft ideas and experiences from scientific data and concepts.