Hi All,
This is an invitation to the reception of Our Imperceptible Universe a new exhibition of drawings at the Blyth Gallery, Imperial College, London 17th November 2016, 18.30pm
The exhibition asks what drawing as an observational practice can do when faced with subjects at the limits of human sensing? The question stems from the mind-boggling proposition that 95% of our universe is invisible. The drawings attempt to explore our embodied relationship to the curious and terrifying imperceptible forces shaping our universe; what does it feel like to sense deep time or see the light fossils of activity that happened 13 billion years ago?
The exhibition emerges from the 1 year project exploring ideas of ‘thresholds of imperceptibility in collaboration with cosmologist Kostas Dimopoulos and anthropologist Rebecca Ellis at Lancaster University funded by the AHRC and Institute of Physics. The exhibition is part of the Being Human Festival 2016, sponsored by the AHRC, British Academy and School of Advanced study, University of London. An exhibition catalogue with texts by Dr Kostas Dimopoulos accompanies the exhibition.
The reception begins by screening a 15 minute documentary about the project followed by talks by astrophysicist and author of the award winning ‘ Edge of the Sky’, Roberto Trotta, and artist Sarah Casey, including a Q&A with the public. This will be followed by a drinks reception in the Blyth Gallery nearby. All those attending the talks and screening are invited to the exhibition reception.
Reception time & Location: 18.30pm on Thursday 17th November 2016 at Imperial College Read Lecture Theatre, Sherfield Building Room 571, to be continued in the Blyth Gallery and the Centre for Languages Culture and Communication (CLCC), Imperial College, London. map and more details on Eventbrite page.
Interested ? Please RSVP via the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-imperceptible-universe-public-talks-film-screening-reception-tickets-28327741036
Exhibition Dates
The exhibition runs from 8th -17th November in the Blyth Gallery and until the end of November at the nearby Imperial College Centre for Languages Culture and Communication.
Dr Sarah Casey
Lecturer in Fine Art ( Installation, Sculpture, Drawing) LICA Director of Marketing and Outreach Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts ( LICA) Lancaster University Bailrigg Lancaster
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