I think this is a wonderful idea as we get so bogged down sometimes by work and formal structured research we forget that we are all probably creative people to do the work we are doing. This is a fantastic way of working together and inspiring the wider community.
Regards
Isabel
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Dear All,
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Warmest
Alan
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Date: 03 December 2008 10:56 +0000
From: "Dillon, Rod" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: sciart
Dear Alan
You might remember me from my time in Bath a few years back. Just thought I
would drop you a quick line to let you know about my initial journey into
science-art world. I am up in Liverpool in the School of Tropical Medicine.
I have long wanted to do something with art related to my work and took the
plunge this year and its been great! I don't know if you have heard of the
lambanana (I think you had pigs in Bath) -- I approached the School here to
sponsor me to paint a lambanana on the theme of a tropical disease that I
work on- they said yes which was rather brave of them considering my effort
was going outside their brand new 30 million pound building to be opened by
HRH anne. The resulting sculpture was outside our building on the street
for 2 months and thousands of people came to see it, we had artists telling
us that it was their favourite and the whole School got behind the project
with 170 staff each putting a dot of paint on the sculpture- we sent them
all a picture of themselves 'painting' the lambanana. The result was a
inclusive event that was really inspiring.
http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/lambanana/index.htm
It was finally sold at a charity auction for 7000 pounds.
I would like to do more of this but I have to write grants for science
research...
But..
We now have a Wellcome funded artist in residence, Gina Czarnecki, who we
are starting to collaborate with. I think its important that 'scientists'
do art themselves -- I am thinking about next year, possibly an exhibition
of art produced by scientists informed by their work. I don't know yet but
I imagine I can find an art space that is cheap to rent in Liverpool for a
few weeks.
Cheers
Rod
Dr Rod J Dillon
Lecturer in Vector Biology
Vector Group
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place
Liverpool L3 5QA UK
Tel +44 (0) 151 705 3311
www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/research/vectorstaffprofiles/profile_RodDillon.htm
http://www.liv.ac.uk/lstm/lambanana/
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