Category: DNA
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Art-Science project installed in The James Hutton Institute
A recent McFarland & Singer project with The James Hutton Institute is now complete. I’ve been working with Gillian McFarland on this project for a couple of years and the artwork has been delivered to the Hutton Institute. Read more on the McFarland & Singer website. Ruth & Gillian have been collaborating with Dr Isabelle Colas at…
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode Five – Kathryn Parsons
An introduction to the first episode of Making Meaning, a podcast by Ruth Singer exploring the meaning behind what we make.
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode Four – Richard McVetis
An introduction to the first episode of Making Meaning, a podcast by Ruth Singer exploring the meaning behind what we make.
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode Three – Caren Garfen
An introduction to the first episode of Making Meaning, a podcast by Ruth Singer exploring the meaning behind what we make.
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Making Meaning Podcast Episode Two – Gillian McFarland
An introduction to the first episode of Making Meaning, a podcast by Ruth Singer exploring the meaning behind what we make.
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Brief Encounters art-science exhibition
I’ve created some new science-inspired work for a small group exhibition which will be opening on Friday 9th March at Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester. This is part of the University of Leicester’s British Science Week celebrations. Find out more about the project and exhibition here. The exhibition continues until 31st March 2018. Some of the…
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Work on paper – new exhibitions
This week I’ve installed and launched the exhibition of our joint McFarland & Singer artist residency in the Genetics Department of the University of Leicester. The work on show is very different from my usual work and includes work in glass and on paper as well as the amazing collaborative petri dish project. My own work…
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Genetics Residency exhibitions
This year I have been artist in residence at Leicester University Department of Genetics alongside Gillian McFarland. Our residency showcase exhibition takes place at Leicester University November – January and includes our sculptural glass work created in collaboration with the university’s scientific glassblower Gayle Price, works on paper, photography and the Petri dish project. The…
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Genetics Artist Residency on BBC Inside Science
On Thursday 11th May our genetics artist residency was featured on BBC Radio 4 Inside Science which is available to listen again. There is also a gallery of images of our work on the BBC website.
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Exploring DNA – Artist in Residence
Gillian and I spent our first full day at work as Artists in Residence at Leicester University Department of Genetics this week spending time observing in labs and extracting the DNA from a banana preparation to testing our own DNA later this week. For the next few weeks were are absorbing, observing, investigating, learning and…
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