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SUMMARY:Curious – Looking at Microscopy through Craft and Technology - S
 usanna Edwards (Science Museum London)
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CONTACT:Mirjam Brusius
DESCRIPTION:\nAs an artist\, designer and arts educator Susanna Edwards ha
 s had a \nlong-standing interest in how technological advancements have af
 fected \nthe way creative practitioners produce work. Through her artistic
  \npractice and research\, Edwards explores the ways that shifts in \ntech
 nology have affected art and design practice.\nSix years ago Edwards happe
 ned upon a collection of 19th century \nbiological microscopic slides in a
  charity shop. Intrigued by the \ncreativity and dexterity involved in mak
 ing these delicate objects\, she \nbegan to research the history of micros
 copy\, in particular its \ndevelopment from craft to digital. Her investig
 ations revealed the \nchanging techniques for creating\, viewing and docum
 enting microscopic \nslides\, and the impact of the technological and digi
 tal revolution on \nthe practice of microscopy.\nOut of these investigatio
 ns came the idea for the project Curious: \nFocusing on microscopy as a pa
 radigm to examine technological (and thus \nvisual) developments\, the pro
 ject documents the found microscopic slides \nphotographically using micro
 scopes from 1750 to now\, loaned by the \nScience Museum\, London. The pro
 ject demonstrates\, through a series of \nphotographic based art works\, t
 he way developments in technology have \naugmented shifts in the visual wo
 rld. It examines the advantages of \nthese shifts to science\, and convers
 ely the problems encountered by art \nand design of technology purging cra
 ft based practices.\nCurious involved a residency working with the Science
  Museum’s \nmicroscope collection. It has been sponsored by the Arts Cou
 ncil London\, \nThe Gulbenkian Foundation\, UCCA Farnham and London Metrop
 olitan \nUniversity. This is a work in progress and will be exhibited in f
 ull\, \nearly 2010 at the Huntarian Museum London.\nFor more information a
 bout the work please contact Susanna Edwards\nwww.susannaedwards.com\n
LOCATION:Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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