Commissioned by Light Up Lancaster, this projection mapped piece was designed to celebrate and introduce the festivals theme of ‘The Art of Science’. I adorned The Lancaster Castle Gatehouse with some of my favourite examples of the beauty and wonder of science, both historical and contemporary.
Art is often thought of as playful and science as rigorous but the forefront of science is playful and experimental, finding undiscovered ways to further understand ourselves, our world, the species we share it with and our universe.
The more we look the more beauty we find. From looking out to the stars to photographing organisms at a cellular level, artistic practices and approaches are used to capture data and convey scientific concepts.
The 600 year old brickwork of the gatehouse was lit up with examples of sacred geometry, natural science illustrations and state of the art microscopic anatomical imagery.
I created a collaged piece drawing from 19th century book illustration images in the British Library archive and fragments from my own archives. A chance to playfully weave a collection of archive and original imagery delving into my own particular interest in the intersection between art and science, exploring where science meets spiritual and folk practices, early developments in various scientific fields, mysticism and science fiction, to playfully decorate the castle gates.
With thanks to
Light Up Lancaster
Histology slides by Parabhen Lad
19th century book illustration images from the archive of the British Library
Photos by Robin Zahler
