MAAS Catalogue
Press Release
Graduate Showcase
Twenty graduating students presented an eclectic mix of artworks, experiments and research exploring a broad range of subjects from memory to ecology, colour to crystallisation, taxidermy to electricity… and more. Scientific theories and practice relevant to our lives and times are interrogated, interpreted and channelled through a range of media including sculpture, performance, painting, print, new media and play. These interdisciplinary concepts stimulated current thought and explored the human experience through creative and critical investigation.
Class of 2020
- Melanie Anderson
- Clytie Bao
- Phil Barton
- Teresa Zerafa Byrne
- Colin Clark
- Louise Crawford
- Qinming Feng
- Daniel Gower
- Catherine Herbert
- Mariana Heilmann
- Raji Jagadeesan
- Yang Li
- Claire Mc Dermott
- Richard Paton
- Maria Ribeiro
- Oscar Towe
- Debi-Sara Wilkinson
- Diane Wingate
- Liang Xiao
- Muriel Xiong
The digital showcase took place between 28th July – 7th August 2020.
In 2020, our graduating students had been challenged like never before. From across the globe, they had responded to current conditions with determination and ingenuity. With the world in flux, creative practice can imagine and deliver new ways of living.
MAAS students also hosted a Symposium evening exploring themes of art, science, time, memory, space and nature on Wednesday 29 July 2020.
Presented work explored the uncomfortable human/nature forced dichotomy of the Anthropocene: Phil Barton, Mariana Heilmann, Catherine Herbert Debi-Sara Wilkinson drew inspiration from trees, mycelium, salt marches and bee-keeping with a common interest in the interface between the science, philosophy, psychology and creativity of the more-than-human of which we are a part of.
Spanning the intangible and subjective concepts of time and memory, Teresa Zerafa Byrne, Diane Wingate, Claire Mc Dermott, and Raji Jagadeesan focused on memory construction and recall; light and visual perception; spent plants, biophysics, geobotany, and the environment… and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presentations by:
- Phil Barton
- Mariana Heilmann
- Catherine Herbert
- Debi-Sara Wilkinson
- Teresa Zerafa Byrne
- Diane Wingate
- Claire Mc Dermott
- Raji Jagadeesan
Moderated by:
- Susan Aldworth
- Heather Barnett
- Nathan Cohen
- Adrian Holme
To search for archived works on social media platforms, paste the hashtags #MAAS2020 #artandscience to view the material.