- Venue
- Grant Museum of Zoology
- Starts
- Wednesday, September 19, 2018
- Ends
- Friday, December 21, 2018
- Address
- Rockefeller Building, 21 University St, London WC1E 6DE
- Location
- London
- Organiser
- Neus Torres Tamarit
Private view: 19 September, 6pm – 9pm (RSVP to [email protected])
20 September – 21 December 2018
Grant Museum of Zoology, Rockefeller Building, 21 University Street, London WC1E 6DE
Free entry. Open Monday – Saturday, 1pm – 5 pm
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/culture/whats-on/ago
Free virtual reality events:
15 September and 20 October, 10am – 5pm, at UCL North Lodge, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT (by the UCL gated entrance).
1 November, 1pm – 4.30pm, Grant Museum of Zoology, Rockefeller Building, 21 University St, London WC1E 6DE.
Torres Tamarit has been on a one-year residency with the Max Reuter laboratory at UCL Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, where she has been immersed in the research, techniques, and tools used to study the genetic evolution of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). Dr Max Reuter and his team use fruit flies to conduct research into the evolution of sexual dimorphism and how adaptive divergence between the sexes is constrained by the genetics of male and female traits.
The results of the residency focus on a phenomenon known as sexual antagonism, a genetic tug-of-war that occurs between sexes that share a genome but have different needs from it.
The resulting exhibition reflects the aesthetic environment of the laboratory, Neus’ ongoing interest in the artificial and natural polymers that pervade our environment, the genetic processes that drive sexual dimorphism, and the fruit flies themselves.
The Grant Museum of Zoology, one of the oldest natural history collections in the UK, will host artworks exploring these ideas, presented through a range of media including sculpture, installation and digital animations, set amongst a spectacular permanent collection of specimens.
There will also be opportunities to further explore the animated worlds presented in the exhibition through interactive virtual reality at both the Grant Museum and the nearby North Lodge.
