Deconstructing Patterns: review by Labiotech

Clara Rodríguez Fernández writes:

Deconstructing Patterns makes state-of-the-art science — often only accessible through specialized journals — approachable to people of all backgrounds. Through images, sounds, videos, and written word, the exhibition showcases the exciting output of research that contributes to understanding illnesses like cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

“My work brings a human perspective to the science,” Chu-Li Shewring, the sound artist behind the installation, told me, “Sound goes a step beyond, acting as a metaphor.”…

Artist Helen Pynor built 3D models of the fruit fly’s optic lobe at different stages of development, photographed them, and put them at the centre of a sculpture…

“Transformations such as that of the fruit fly’s larvae are such a mystery,” Pynor told me , “As an artist, I bring in the bigger story, as well as the aesthetic and conceptual dimensions of science, resulting in a dialog with the humanities.”…

Run by Nate Goehring , the [Polarity and Patterning Networks] lab seeks to understand how molecular patterns within cells determine the creation of all types of organisms…

“The exhibition brought up how to get the message across as a scientist,” Goehring told me about his work with the young film makers, “It forces you to step back and deconstruct your science to the core concept.”

That seems, indeed, to be the core idea of Deconstructing patterns. Taking the science beyond the jargon and making it accessible to people of all backgrounds through art, video, images, and sound.

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