Project Details
Description
This outreach project communicates cutting-edge research in the area of virology through the medium of art and design. Dr Thomas has a long-standing track record in the design of sculptures inspired by geometry, including international exhibitions, and has previously worked on design related to virus architecture. Together with the Twarock group, she is planning to create artwork that communicates virus research to the public. The artwork will comprise sculptures plus an installation that cover stages of the viral life cycle. These will be presented in an exhibition in the Hub that runs in parallel to the Mathematical Virology conference, which attracts leading international experts in virology. It is therefore an ideal platform for research in the Wellcome Trust remit to be showcased, and we are planning to invite representatives from the Wellcome Trust for the exhibition opening evening.
As a result of the C2D2 funded project three new sculptures, large-scale digital prints and a short movie were created exploring recent developments in our mathematical understanding of virus structure and form, with further pieces under development. This work was first showcased alongside the international Mathematical Virology Conference in York in August 2014 as part of the exhibition ‘Viruses, Patterns and Polyhedra: Art and Science in Dialogue’. The exhibition received an exceptional response from participants and was featured in the York Press.
Locally, in the UK, the work has also been exhibited at EU Researcher's Night (September 2014), as part 'health' zone, where a number of attendees with young children indicated they had attended specifically to see the exhibits.
The sculptures also formed the ‘Visualisations in Mathematical Virology’ installation as a component of the C2D2 showcase at City Screen, in March–April 2015 and were shown at the Leeds Festival of Science on 21 March 2015. Images and sculptures from the project will also be shown at Dr Thomas ‘Pint of Science’ talk, York, and Professor Twarock’s ‘Gresham’ lecture, London, both in May 2015. A further exhibition will open as part of York Festival of Ideas in June 2015. The corresponding public talk and hand-on workshop will offer an insight into the interdisciplinary dialogue between scientist and artist.
Internationally, the sculpture ‘Dodecahedral Evolution’ was presented to the Museum of Mathematics (MoMATH) in New York. A further two sculptures have been accepted into exhibitions in the US at the College of Fine Arts, Towson University (June–July 2015) and at the Bridges mathematical art exhibition at the University of Baltimore (July–August 2015).
As a result of the C2D2 funded project three new sculptures, large-scale digital prints and a short movie were created exploring recent developments in our mathematical understanding of virus structure and form, with further pieces under development. This work was first showcased alongside the international Mathematical Virology Conference in York in August 2014 as part of the exhibition ‘Viruses, Patterns and Polyhedra: Art and Science in Dialogue’. The exhibition received an exceptional response from participants and was featured in the York Press.
Locally, in the UK, the work has also been exhibited at EU Researcher's Night (September 2014), as part 'health' zone, where a number of attendees with young children indicated they had attended specifically to see the exhibits.
The sculptures also formed the ‘Visualisations in Mathematical Virology’ installation as a component of the C2D2 showcase at City Screen, in March–April 2015 and were shown at the Leeds Festival of Science on 21 March 2015. Images and sculptures from the project will also be shown at Dr Thomas ‘Pint of Science’ talk, York, and Professor Twarock’s ‘Gresham’ lecture, London, both in May 2015. A further exhibition will open as part of York Festival of Ideas in June 2015. The corresponding public talk and hand-on workshop will offer an insight into the interdisciplinary dialogue between scientist and artist.
Internationally, the sculpture ‘Dodecahedral Evolution’ was presented to the Museum of Mathematics (MoMATH) in New York. A further two sculptures have been accepted into exhibitions in the US at the College of Fine Arts, Towson University (June–July 2015) and at the Bridges mathematical art exhibition at the University of Baltimore (July–August 2015).
Layman's description
This outreach project communicates cutting-edge research in the area of virology through the medium of art and design. Dr Thomas has a long-standing track record in the design of sculptures inspired by geometry, including international exhibitions, and has previously worked on design related to virus architecture. Together with the Twarock group, she is planning to create artwork that communicates virus research to the public. The artwork will comprise sculptures plus an installation that cover stages of the viral life cycle. These will be presented in an exhibition in the Hub that runs in parallel to the Mathematical Virology conference, which attracts leading international experts in virology. It is therefore an ideal platform for research in the Wellcome Trust remit to be showcased, and we are planning to invite representatives from the Wellcome Trust for the exhibition opening evening.
Key findings
As a result of the C2D2 funded project three new sculptures, large-scale digital prints and a short movie were created exploring recent developments in our mathematical understanding of virus structure and form, with further pieces under development. This work was first showcased alongside the international Mathematical Virology Conference in York in August 2014 as part of the exhibition ‘Viruses, Patterns and Polyhedra: Art and Science in Dialogue’. The exhibition received an exceptional response from participants and was featured in the York Press:
‘The exhibition and gallery talk at this meeting were a particular treat. I think all of us are drawn aesthetically by the symmetry and deviations in viruses. Seeing this represented in beautiful life sized objects struck a deep chord in me.’
Prof Prevelige, Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Also see: http://m.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11421112.Virus_themed_artwork_goes_on_display_during_international_virology_conference/
Locally, in the UK, the work has also been exhibited at EU Researcher's Night (September 2014), as part 'health' zone, where a number of attendees with young children indicated they had attended specifically to see the exhibits.
The sculptures also formed the ‘Visualisations in Mathematical Virology’ installation as a component of the C2D2 showcase at City Screen, in March–April 2015 and were shown at the Leeds Festival of Science on 21 March 2015. Images and sculptures from the project will also be shown at Dr Thomas ‘Pint of Science’ talk, York, and Professor Twarock’s ‘Gresham’ lecture, London, both in May 2015. A further exhibition will open as part of York Festival of Ideas in June 2015. The corresponding public talk and hand-on workshop will offer an insight into the interdisciplinary dialogue between scientist and artist.
Internationally, the sculpture ‘Dodecahedral Evolution’ was presented to the Museum of Mathematics (MoMATH) in New York. A further two sculptures have been accepted into exhibitions in the US at the College of Fine Arts, Towson University (June–July 2015) and at the Bridges mathematical art exhibition at the University of Baltimore (July–August 2015), see: http://gallery.bridgesmathart.org/exhibitions/2015-Bridges-Conference. These exhibitions support the presentation and publication of two conference papers at the Bridges conference. The short movie is currently under review for a showing at the conference movie festival.
‘The exhibition and gallery talk at this meeting were a particular treat. I think all of us are drawn aesthetically by the symmetry and deviations in viruses. Seeing this represented in beautiful life sized objects struck a deep chord in me.’
Prof Prevelige, Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Also see: http://m.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11421112.Virus_themed_artwork_goes_on_display_during_international_virology_conference/
Locally, in the UK, the work has also been exhibited at EU Researcher's Night (September 2014), as part 'health' zone, where a number of attendees with young children indicated they had attended specifically to see the exhibits.
The sculptures also formed the ‘Visualisations in Mathematical Virology’ installation as a component of the C2D2 showcase at City Screen, in March–April 2015 and were shown at the Leeds Festival of Science on 21 March 2015. Images and sculptures from the project will also be shown at Dr Thomas ‘Pint of Science’ talk, York, and Professor Twarock’s ‘Gresham’ lecture, London, both in May 2015. A further exhibition will open as part of York Festival of Ideas in June 2015. The corresponding public talk and hand-on workshop will offer an insight into the interdisciplinary dialogue between scientist and artist.
Internationally, the sculpture ‘Dodecahedral Evolution’ was presented to the Museum of Mathematics (MoMATH) in New York. A further two sculptures have been accepted into exhibitions in the US at the College of Fine Arts, Towson University (June–July 2015) and at the Bridges mathematical art exhibition at the University of Baltimore (July–August 2015), see: http://gallery.bridgesmathart.org/exhibitions/2015-Bridges-Conference. These exhibitions support the presentation and publication of two conference papers at the Bridges conference. The short movie is currently under review for a showing at the conference movie festival.
| Status | Active |
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| Effective start/end date | 4/08/14 → … |