UH Arts + Culture and Art:Sci Research Lab are thrilled to present a group exhibition exploring how artists and scientists can work together, identifying where there is space to co-create new understanding and connecting diverse areas of study.
The exhibition follows six artists’ journeys through their practices as they explore ways in which meaningful cross-disciplinary collaborations can be achieved with both human and non-human partners. The exhibiting artists are Heather Barnett, Emma Critchley, Hannah Dargavel-Leafe, Alexa Wright, Sam Jury and Rob Godman.
The exhibition brings together a range of different artistic practices and ways of working - from slime mould investigations to underwater ecosystems and Tourette’s Syndrome. Each artist immerses themselves in their subject matters, whether in labs, fields, or operating rooms, working closely with their collaborators to learn each other’s "language" and to create something new. Through their own diverse projects, the artists explore contemporary issues where our understanding of how to be human in a landscape of multilayered issues – including new technologies and environmental change – is needed for joint thinking and reflection.
Ultimately, this exhibition suggests that a deeper understanding of our own humanity is only possible by uniting various disciplines, and with more than human collaborators.
Alexa Wright, Alter Ego (2005)
Please join us for a special Opening Reception on Thu 30 Jan 2025, 17:00–18:30
Free entry – everyone welcome! Refreshments will be on offer. Please RSVP by emailing us at uharts@herts.ac.uk
The Art + Design Gallery is open Mon-Fri: 10:00–16:00
We are also open one Saturday during the exhibition for our Sat-ART-day: Sat 15 Feb 11:00–15:00
Parking
Mon-Fri: Free for the first 2 hours, with £2 thereafter. Sat: Free
Please park in Student Car Park E or The Forum Multi-storey. At the University of Hertfordshire, we use Hozah, which makes paying for parking quick, easy, and convenient. More information can be found here: Parking at UH
Accessible parking and toilets are available and the entrance to the Art + Design Gallery is at ground level.
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About Art:Sci
The Art:Sci Research Lab was established in 2021 to lead on research in the domain of art and science collaboration. It seeks to reassert art as a knowledge forming discipline and in doing so, take a leading role in art / science collaborations. Art:Sci is led by Sam Jury and Rob Godman.
- Alexa Wright works across photography, video, sound, interactive installation and book works. Much of her practice has involved building reciprocal relationships with people with mental or physical differences, medical conditions and, most recently, people in prison. www.alexawright.com
- Emma Critchley uses water as a formal material within a range of media including film, photography, sound, installation and writing. Her work explores the underwater environment as a political, philosophical and environmental space. www.emmacritchley.com
- Hannah Dargavel-Leafe works with sound, drawing and object making within the expanded field of sculpture. She uses field recording as both sculptural material and a method of research to investigate landscapes in a state of flux. www.hannahdargavel-leafe.co.uk
- Heather Barnett’s art practice engages with living systems, imaging technologies and playful pedagogies to mediate interspecies encounters between human and nonhuman subjects, exploring the interrelationships between biological, social and technological systems. www.heatherbarnett.co.uk
- Rob Godman is Reader in Music at the University of Hertfordshire. Working as a composer, sound designer and programmer, Rob has a passionate interest in how sound behaves acoustically and has developed several techniques for controlling and building virtual spaces for use within live performance and installation. www.robgodman.com
- Sam Jury is an artist filmmaker who works across moving image, sound and installation. Her research includes the impact of slow violence and trauma in post-conflict situations. www.samjury.com