2024 Edinburgh Science Festival
Future Proof| Summerhall Exhibition
Summerhall and ASCUS Art and Science present Future Proof, a series of exhibitions and events from visual artists that explore alternative futures through examination of the past and present and pose existential questions from the blurred boundary of art and science. Artist talks included in the programme will shed light on their work and associated workshops in ASCUS Lab will invite you to experiment alongside the artists.
Join us for a light brunch to celebrate the launch of the 2024 Science Festival programme
SUMMERHALL | LIBRARY GALLERY | SATURDAY 30 MARCH | 11AM–1PM
Details:
Exhibition Opening dates | Times: 30th March – 14th April 2024 | Wed -Sun 11:00 – 17:00
Where: Summerhall, 1 Summerhall Pl, Edinburgh
Bookings | Price: Please see individual exhibition/event information below
Audience: All(please see individual exhibition information below)
Presented by Summerhall and ASCUS Art & Science supported by Edinburgh Futures Institute
Exhibitions
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Post Industrial Ecologies
Interlinking multimedia installations by Dawn Felicia Knox explore the way plants and fungi work together to undo the toxic residue of industrialisation.
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A Topography of Microplanets
Photographic artist Imogen Hero uses her expertise in analogue photographic techniques combined with scientific processes to examine the interconnectedness of life in the Universe.
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We Pretended It Wasn't Green
We Pretended It Wasn't Green is a generative animation by James Stephen Wright using satellite data showcasing a frog and enchanting mushrooms intricately woven into a constantly changing narrative influenced by earth data.
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Morality Calculus
Morality Calculus is a bioart installation by artist Yuning Chen that recounts the endeavour of creating bread fermented with yeast-human cell hybrids in a synthetic biology lab in collaboration with biologist Dr. Elise Cachat.
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Mythic Instruments
Mythic Instruments explores the past and future of science and craft through mysticism and material. A return to and evolution of folklore, myth and ritual appears to have opened a portal for a greater type of knowledge.
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Geometry, Art & Mind
Since ancient times, humans have been fascinated by shapes and structures, but looks can be deceiving! The Maths Outreach and College Engagement teams at the University of Edinburgh have joined forces so that you can explore the difference between how things really look, and how you might perceive them.
Artist Talks
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Post-Industrial Ecologies
Dawn Felicia Knox
When: Sunday 14th April | 14:30 -15:30
Where: Summerhall | Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Tickets: Booking Required | FREE, donations welcome Audience: Ages 12+
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We Pretended it Wasn't Green
James Stephen Wright
When: Saturday 13th April, 11:00 – 11:45pm
Where: Summerhall Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Tickets: Booking Required | FREE, donations welcome Audience: Ages 12+
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Mythic Instruments
Emma Hislop
When: Saturday 13th April | 14:30 -15:30
Where: Summerhall | Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Tickets: Booking required | FREE, donations welcome Audience: Ages 12+
WORKSHOPS & OTHER EVENTS
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Microscopy Workshop with Dawn Felicia Knox
Join artist Dawn Felicia Knox in her intercellular search to learn how plants navigate the pollution humans have left in the soil. This is a practical workshop open to anyone. All materials will be provided and no experience is needed.
When: Thurs 4th April | 6:30 pm
Where: Summerhall | ASCUS Lab
Tickets: £15
Audience: Ages 16+
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Morality Calculus Tasting Event
Alongside the display of the real lab-baked hybrid bread, an event will be held by Yuning Chen to provide a theatrical tasting experience for the participants to explore their personal morality calculus. The experience will involve eating food fermented by fictional hybrid organisms analogous to the ones involved in the bread making experiments.
When: Saturday & Sunday 13th & 14th April | 13:00 pm
Where: Summerhall | War Memorial Gallery
Tickets: Free - Booking required
Audience: Ages 18+