The Sketchbook and the Collider is an on-going collaboration with Prof Kostas Nikolopoulos from the particle physics group at University Birmingham and evolves from my residency at the University in 2018 culminating in the exhibition “The sketchbook and the Collider,” at the University and subsequent Arts Council funded exhibition at the Library of Birmingham entitled “Collision Event” in 2019.
The work takes as its starting point the search for equivalents between the primary artistic language of drawing and the elementary particles and their interactions.
It comprises three main elements: The search for an intimate connection between pure visual language and elemental particle characteristics and interactions. Development of the use of moving image work to explore actual movement and interaction in a drawing context equivalent to the interaction of particles and finally it’s culmination in the development of performative pieces that involve “live” drawing and the cooperation, participation and “interaction” of artists, scientists and members of the public.
Hugely honoured that my project, “The Sketchbook and the Collider, “has recognised by the @pollockkrasnerfoundation and is in receipt of a PKF Grant to develop new work!
I can’t begin to describe the potential impact to the project this will have, and I want to thank the grant manager and the directors for their recognition, support, and encouragement!
In support of Lee Krasner’s mission to advance the work of visual artists, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation is honoured to provide support to the growing list nearly 5,000 #PKFGrantees who have received $85 million across 79 countries to-date.
The Image shows Lee Krasner in Hans Hoffman’s studio, early 1940s. Photo ©Robert E. Mates and Paul Katz. Lee Krasner artwork ©Pollock-Krasner Foundation/ARS. Image courtesy of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
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“The Sketchbook and the Collider” solo exhibition at The Beacon Museum, Cumbria Feb-April 2022. It was supported by an educational workshop week aligned with British Science week delivering to local primary and secondary schools and family groups.
The sketchbook and the Collider at Studio-KIND. A new contemporary art space in North Devon. The 6 m high Gallery walls enabled a response to the ATLAS detector at the large hadron Collider in Geneva.
#sketchbookcoller colaboration with @kostas_nikolop is exhibiting at the Forum Du Centre Cultural Bonlieu in Annecy guest of @AdamBourdariosC and Laboratoire d’ Annecy de Physique des Particules for Fete de la science. @AnnecyEutopia for #FDS2022 @ATLASexperiment
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