2023 Edinburgh Science Festival
Interlinked| Summerhall Exhibition
Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science present Interlinked, a series of exhibitions and events from visual artists exploring themes of earth, climate, sustainability, biodiversity, micro-life and humanity by experimenting with scientific processes and practices.
Artists talks included in the programme will shed light on their work and associated workshops in ASCUS Lab will invite the public to experiment alongside both artists and scientists.
Join us for drinks and a late opening to celebrate the Interlinked Science Festival exhibitions mid-way through the festival.
FRI 7 APR, 6PM–9PM | SUMMERHALL GALLERY BAR
Details
Exhibition Opening dates | Times: 1st April – 15th May 2023 | Wed -Sun 12:00 – 18:00
Where: Summerhall, 1 Summerhall Pl, Edinburgh
Bookings | Price: Drop in | FREE, donations welcome (please see individual exhibition information below)
Audience: All(please see individual exhibition information below)
Presented by Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science
Exhibitions
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Darkroom Ecology
Fusing photography, sculpture, and installation, environmental artist Scott Hunter explores the co-existence of ecological and industrial materials by crafting alternative representations of cultural landscapes. Darkroom Ecology is a sculptural work that proposes photography as a closed-loop ecosystem.
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EARTH, SOIL + FILTH
Created by interdisciplinary artist Agatha Smith, EARTH, SOIL + FILTH is an inquiry into our collective and shared experience of the frequencies of the earth. Relating the health and wellness of soil to our own existence, Smith looks to encourage the viewer to perceive the environmental crisis in alternative literacies.
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3607
Artist, Kexin Liu examines microorganisms living in the human body. The series aims to challenge our individuality and celebrate the millions of microbes making up our identity. 3607 includes a soundscape derived from bacterial sequences, textiles dyed with pigmented bacteria, and a visual representation of human-bacteria interactions.
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Lost
Climate Action Exhibition featuring a collection of 18 #LitterCUBES made from thousands of pieces of beach litter plastic. This exhibition by artist Julia Barton graphically shows the fossil fuel energy that Marine Plastic Litter and Single Use Plastic represents and aims to show how plastic pollution directly contributes to our Climate Crisis.
Artist Talks
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3607
Kexin Liu
When: Saturday 1st April | 12:30 -13:00
Where: Summerhall | Meadows Gallery
Tickets: Drop in | FREE, donations welcome Audience: Ages 10+
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LOST
Julia Barton
When: Saturday 1st April, 2:00 – 2:45pm
Where: Summerhall War Memorial Gallery
Tickets: Drop in | FREE, donations welcome Audience: Ages 10+
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EARTH, SOIL + FILTH
Agatha Smith
When: Friday 7th April | 6 – 7pm
Where: Summerhall | Corner Gallery
Tickets: Drop in | FREE, donations welcome Audience: Ages 10+
WORKSHOPS & OTHER EVENTS
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Printing with Pigmented Bacteria
Join ASCUS Art & Science and artist Kexin Liu for a hands-on workshop using pigmented bacteria to paint, print, and dye your own colourful textile and learn about the creative applications of microorganisms.
When: Saturday 8th April
Where: Summerhall | ASCUS Lab
Tickets: £15
Audience: Ages 6+
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TALK by ASCUS MANAGER
Learn how the Slime Mould Maze part of this years Edinburgh Science Festival’s Experimental Life came to be in a talk by our ASCUS Manager, Dr Keira Tucker at the Experiment Life after hours event for grow ups that celebrates the wonder and diversity of life.
When: Saturday 6th April 2023| 19:00 – 22:00
Where: National Museum of Scotland
Tickets: £12/£10. More information and bookings here
Audience: Adults only
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Search for microscopic life
Join us in the search for Creepy Crawlies and other life at the National Museum of Scotland for Experimental Life and Earth Fest from the 14th-16th April.