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The Dennis Rosen Memorial Trust Newsletter: September 2007

Welcome to the Dennis Rosen Memorial Trust Newsletter, which features  
news of the work of the Trust, and news on science-art interactions  
in the UK and internationally, including events, publications, grant  
schemes and other initiatives that are within the remit of the Trust.

We welcome contributions and feedback for the next issue, which will  
be sent in October 2007. Please complete the form at http:// 
www.rosentrust.org.uk/news_contribute.html or email  
editor [at] rosentrust.org.uk.


Events: Copenhagen, Denmark: Art and Biomedicine: Beyond the body

Regrettably, we omitted news of event from the last newsletter. An  
interdisciplinary one-day conference about creative visual practices  
at the frontiers of biomedicine, convened by the Medical Museion,  
University of Copenhagen, in partnership with The Schools of Visual  
Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, held on  3 Sep 2007,  
with associated events. Coverage of the conference is available at  
their blog:
http://www.corporeality.net/museion/
http://www.ku.dk/satsning/biocampus/artandbiomedicine/index.asp


Events: London, UK: Rules: Convention, Science and Mathematics in a  
search for a visual language, 11 Sep 2007, 18:00 - 19:30

An LKL Maths-Art seminar by Natalie Dower. Coherence requires rules  
based on knowledge, but with rapid dissemination of new information  
between disciplines the visual language to be used is, more than it  
ever was, the choice of the individual. This talk will cover some  
examples of interdisciplinary influence, particularly work based on  
the Dudeney Dissection, and will give consideration of appreciation  
and deconstruction of visual images by the viewer. Natalie Dower  
trained at St Martin’s, Camberwell and the Slade.
London Knowledge Lab, 23-29 Emerald St, London, WC1N 3QS, Free
http://www.lkl.ac.uk/maths-art
(Subsequent seminar (topic tbc), 9 Oct 2007)


Events: London, UK: The Patient's Tale, 13 Sep 2007 19.00-20.30

How stories make sense of suffering. In recent years we have seen a  
striking increase in the publication of 'patients' tales'. Why are  
sufferers and carers so keen to write and the public so keen to read?  
What can literature reveal that science can't explain? Join our  
guests as they talk about the current vogue for stories of illness  
and their place in medical health. Speakers: Michael Blastland,  
broadcaster and journalist and author of Joe, about his severely  
autistic son; Francesca Happé, Cognitive Psychologist, Institute of  
Psychiatry, King's College London. The first in a series of four  
events exploring medicine and literature. Further events on 11  
October, 8 November and 13 December.
Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE, Free, booking  
required
http://www.wellcomecollection.org/events


Events: London, UK: Public Experiment: Colour, 5 Oct 2007, 19:00- 21:00

'Every model shows a different degree of representation, but all are  
real. We need to acknowledge that all spaces are steeped in political  
and individual intentions, power relations and desires that function  
as models of engagement with the world. No space is model-free.’  
Olafur Eliasson This event investigates how we individually and  
collectively model and remodel our surroundings. The focus will be  
‘the production of reality’, as architects, scientists and artists  
devise and perform hand-held experiments that investigate the  
physicality and perception of space.
Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA, £8/£6 concs
http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2007/08/ 
park_nightspublic_experiment_m.html


Events: London, UK: Public Experiment: Colour, 5 Oct 2007, 19:00- 21:00

‘The experience of colour is a matter of cultivation. As much as the  
senses and perception are linked with memory and recognition, our  
relation to colour is closely derived from our cultural habitat.’  
Olafur Eliasson Architects, scientists and artists devise and perform  
hand-held experiments that explore the perception of colour and how  
it is determined by environment, memory, subjectivity and emotion.
Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA, £8/£6 concs
http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2007/08/ 
park_nightspublic_experiment_c.html


Events: Antwerp, Belgium: Confronting Mortality with Art and Science,  
Antwerp, 18-20 October 2007

The joint Annual Meeting of the Association Européenne des  
Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques (AEIMS) and the Medical  
Artists’ Association of Great Britain (MAA) is held 18-20 October in  
Antwerp, Belgium, on the theme “Confronting Mortality with Art and  
Science”.
http://www.artem-medicalis.com/congres/home.conference.htm


Events: Call for entries, 'Seeing Science' Photography Competition,  
closes 1 Nov 2007

The theme for the competition is 'the magic of science'. What is the  
magic of (your) science for you? Details of nanoparticles or a  
picture illustrating a mass psychological experiment - no matter how  
big or small - we want to see it! Organised by the Royal Netherlands  
Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). Online entries permitted.
http://www.knaw.nl/photo


Events: London, UK: Call for submissions, Take a deep breath, 15-17  
Nov 2007

Take a deep breath is an interdisciplinary conference at Tate Modern,  
in association with the London Consortium on the social, cultural and  
scientific ramifications of breathing. It will explore the influence  
of breath on the work of various theorists and practitioners and  
encourage a critical discussion by featuring talks, visual art projects,
performances, film screenings, and musical events.
Tate Modern, Southwark, London
http://www.londonconsortium.com/2007/07/20/take-a-deep-breath- 
conference-call-for-submissions/


Jobs: Oxford, UK: Science Consultant, c/d 17 Sep 2007

Oxford University’s Department of Biochemistry is seeking to appoint  
a Science Consultant to develop a public engagement plan for Salt  
Bridges, the contemporary art programme for the new Biochemistry  
building.  The Science Consultant will work in partnership with the  
Department’s Art Consultant to develop a practical plan of future  
activities, which use Salt Bridges as a resource for communicating  
with new audiences about science, art and architecture. The deadline  
for expressions of interest is 5.00 pm on Monday 17 September.
http://saltbridges.bioch.ox.ac.uk/publicengagement.html


Publications: Call for Papers: Leonardo Transactions

Leonardo Transactions is a new section in the printed and on-line  
journal Leonardo that publishes fully refereed papers in a fast track  
to disseminating key new results, ideas and developments in practice.  
Leonardo is an international journal for artists and others  
interested in work that crosses the artificial boundaries separating  
contemporary arts and sciences. The journal is particularly concerned  
with issues related to the interaction of the arts, sciences and  
technology. It is published by MIT Press. Papers are solicited  
matching the stated aims and scope of Leonardo, but are restricted to  
two pages of published material.
No restriction is paced on topics that fit within the scope of  
Leonardo, but from time to time, we encourage papers with specific
concerns. The first call is for contributions that address one of the  
following two areas:-
The impact of the interactive arts on audience experience.
New art practice that also advances science or technology.
http://www.leonardo-transactions.com/


Publications:  Call for papers: Public Understanding of Science

Public Understanding of Science is inviting papers on topics related  
to the inter-relationships between science and the public. Topics  
include evaluative studies of science in the public arena and science  
and culture. The journal is inviting essays, commentaries and  
research studies that demonstrate new theoretical directions, policy  
considerations, and practical perspectives that illustrate how our  
thinking has evolved in
these domains. Please send your manuscripts (5,000 words for research  
notes, essays and commentaries, and 9,000 words for theoretical  
essays and empirical studies) in APA style to pscience [at] ucalgary.ca.  
Submission is ongoing.
http://pus.sagepub.com


Funding: Arts Awards, Wellcome Trust, closing dates throughout 2007,  
workshops announced

Free grants workshops for those interested in applying will be held  
in Edinburgh on 20 Sep 2007, London on Friday 23 Nov 2007, Belfast on  
24 Jan 2008, Liverpool on 10 April 2008, Bristol on 3 July 2008, York  
on Thursday 18 Sep 2008. The Arts Awards support projects that engage  
the public with biomedical science through the arts. The scheme aims  
to stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science  
through the arts; examine the social, cultural, and ethical impact of  
biomedical science; support formal and informal learning; encourage  
new ways of thinking; encourage high quality interdisciplinary  
practice and collaborative partnerships in arts, science and/or  
education practice. All art forms are covered by the programme:  
dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft,  
photography, creative writing or digital media. We invite  
applications for projects which engage adult audiences and/or young  
people. Projects should have some biomedical scientific input either  
through a scientist taking on an advisory role or through direct  
collaboration. Applicants are encouraged to investigate new methods  
of interdisciplinary working as well as new models of engagement in  
biomedical science. Applicants and activities must be in the UK or  
the Republic of Ireland and the activity must take place in the UK or  
Republic of Ireland. For small to medium sized projects (up to and  
including £30 000) there will be two more deadlines in 2007:  28  
September and 15 November.
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/node2580.html


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