Monthly Archives: January 2012

Rose Ferraby is blogging about ExLab and offers a hybrid view of a scientist/artist

Rose from Exeter University is engaging with ExLab on many levels and is becoming an invaluable part of the team. You can read more about who she is meeting and the conversations she’s having here. Here’s a great photo from … Continue reading

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shifting thinking @culturemonster @MaritimeMix2012 of coastlines, centres and peripheries

‘Thinking’ seems to be this weeks blog theme. Like Simon Ryder (photo), I am trying to put words to the thoughts. A huge influx of experiences can be difficult to sift through sometimes…..you can read Simon’s thoughts on his blog, … Continue reading

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yesterday we had a research lab day, @MaritimeMix2012 @proboscisstudio @artnucleus @ZEastwoodBloom et al

All the artists for ExLab and scientists, partners and host organisations met for a day of discussion and debate about research so far. There was  a distinct sense of questions hanging in the air…….there were interesting words tossed around the … Continue reading

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@artnucleus site visit for @bsidefest and @exlab2012 commission – Portland, UK

Artist Simon Ryder is carrying out his research for his new work, to be presented later this year as an ExLab & b-side joint commission. You can follow Simon’s blog online,  visit b-side website, and follow us!

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@MaritimeMix2012 launches video and website coming soon..

It’s all hotting up towards the Cultural Olympiad now – here’s a taster of what is to come – including new works from our Exploratory Laboratory (ExLab)! Maritime Mix – London 2012 Cultural Olympiad by the Sea Trailer from Maritime … Continue reading

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Simon Callery researches a route with Dorset GIS technicians

In the lightless spaces under Dorset County Council ExLab artist Simon Callery outputs a set of unique maps to create a new and imaginative route between Sherborne and Weymouth. This, ‘Callery Way’ will meander between the historic sites of quarries … Continue reading

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ExLab Art Science Meeting at West Bay

It was a saline day of dialogue between the ExLab artists and scientists. The meeting between these factions certainly produced frisson; accounts of the strategies of marine defence were as compelling and creative as the artists’ amazing proposals. West Bay … Continue reading

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