
Experiments in Art & Science
In partnership with the Kettle’s Yard art gallery in Cambridge, Experiments in Art & Science brought together three artists who collaborated with our scientists to develop works inspired by our scientific research.
Project Aims
The aims of the project were to:
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- inspire excitement and interest in science
- disseminate the work of the Institute to a wider and broader public
- engage hard-to-reach audiences of all ages who may not usually attend science programmes
- encourage meaningful collaboration between artists and scientists
- provide artists with the opportunity to experiment
- provide scientists the opportunity to discuss their research with people they wouldn’t normally interact with

The Borked Brain
David Blandy worked with the Livesey Lab (previously at the Gurdon Institute), specifically scientists Alessio Strano, Ashley Campbell and Lewis Evans, observing their visualisations of human brains grown from stem cells, using this research as a way to think about consciousness, identity and technology.
Read more
Check out our blog posts on the Kettle’s yard website to find out more about the project and the artists involved.
