MA Art and Science graduates are presented their work through both virtual and physical exhibitions and hosting a public online symposium. ‘VIRTUAL GROUND’ PHYSICAL EXHIBITION The ‘Virtual Ground‘ physical exhibition was at Asylum Chapel; a stunning grade two listed building and Safehouse 1 and 2; two charming abandoned Victorian houses in Peckham London, currently […]
Storytelling Science: On 19th and 20th February 2021, creative online workshops for 13-17-year-olds explored the science of our immune systems + Shigella bacterial infection through game-making and socially engaging games. Chit Chat & Catch: Shigella is around! How can you cage bacteria? How do bacteria escape? How do cells talk to each other? In this […]
SEE YOU TOMORROW – An Open Studio This took place between 21st January 2021 – 21st February 2021 MA Art and Science students were mostly working from their home-studios. With tighter studio spaces they collaborated with co-habiting species, worked with diverse responsive matter and made experiments in their living spaces. Giving full attention to their […]
Students from MAAS and MAFA collaborated on a project with the Medical Research Council (MRC) funded London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS). The project was designed and run by Dr Jenna Stevens-Smith and Lucy Brown. It began with a workshop on 20th June 2019 hosted at LMS where researchers associated with the institute presented their […]
Sale (now ended) – Print cash, buy art and explore the market in a new independent economic state The gap between the rich and everyone else is widening. Wages have stagnated for all except the top 5% and the owners of capital. Art reflects these trends. A few artists have become immensely wealthy, turning themselves […]
CERN has been a place of pilgrimage for scientists from around the world since 1954 and, more recently, they have been joined by artists. A group of over twenty MAAS colleagues were privileged to spend four days in the company of our hosts, Michael Hoch and Andy Charalambous, exploring the site of the vast and […]
On 3 December 2019 MA Art and Science held their annual Open Studio event, inviting the public into the studio to engage with their emerging interdisciplinary practice through exhibitions, experiments, interactions and performances. Here are some of the highlights… Di Wingate’s studio space and work. Mariana Heilmann’s studio space and network experiment. Marks made on […]
Following the annual research study trip to CERN in January 2019, a series of international exhibits, sponsored by CERN across Europe, featured works by MA Art and Science artists. Andy Charalambous, a longtime CERN collaborator and Visiting Tutor on MA Art and Science, spearheaded the exhibitions in coordination with Michael Hoch of Art@CMS. This outreach […]
The 4th of November 2019 was the fourth anniversary of the original Call for Artists to Remember Nature issued by artist Gustav Metzger (1927 – 2017) on The Street at Central Saint Martins. Initiated and curated by MAAS graduate Phil Barton. 20 students from courses across the College and beyond took part in a Day […]
Some of us teamed up with Tranquil City to create a workshop activity to be included in the Mayor of London’s National Park City Festival. Tranquil City is a charitable organisation running ‘tranquil’ walks which encourage contemplation, discovery and an engagement with the local history and urban environment in London. Specifically aimed at the local […]