[spectre] FW: Dark Places - Call for Research Projects (SCAN and Arts Catalyst)

[Helen Sloan]

Apologies for cross-posting


Dark Places
 

Call for Research Projects by Artists or Scientists

The Arts Catalyst and SCAN wish to commission a number of projects by
artists or scientists that culturally and/or politically interrogate a
scientific site or body of ideas in the UK.

Dotted around the UK, often in improbable settings ­ underground or in
unremarkable rural settings ­ and unseen by the public, are scientific
research institutions that are pushing the frontiers of investigation.

Dark Places will result in a series of artists¹ or scientists¹ projects -
which could be film, installation, exhibition, talks, guided tours,
publications, etc ­ that take the lid off sites or ideas on the cutting edge
of science.

We are looking initially for proposals for research projects.  Arts Catalyst
and SCAN will select 3 or 4 proposals, which will be awarded budgets of £500
- £1000 for an initial research phase.  Should Arts Catalyst and SCAN then
decide to proceed with the proposals, they will fund-raise for, produce and
promote the resulting projects.

Examples of sites* in the UK might include:
JET Nuclear Fusion Research, Didcot

Porton Down, Wiltshire

Boulby Mine, nr Scarborough

Jodrell Bank, Manchester

National Oceanography Centre, Southampton

Greenham Common

The Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge

Aldermaston, Berkshire

John Innes Centre, Norfolk

Rothamsted Research Institute, Harpenden

The Nanotechnology Institute, London

 

These are, of course, not exclusive and you can choose any site or sites in
the UK as your focus.  Residencies or site-specific work might be a
component of your proposal, but this is not a requirement.

The sites might have a historical relevance, but your project should address
the work in the current climate.

* Please note that the sites named have not necessarily been approached at
the time of writing.

We welcome proposals from artists, particularly those with activist or
scientific/technological interests, and scientists with cultural and
political interests.  Specialists in other areas are also welcome to submit
proposals.

Submit your initial idea, with a statement about your work, on 1 side of A4,
attaching no more than 2MB of images (if relevant) to:

darkplaces at artscatalyst.org

If you wish to discuss your ideas further please send your queries to Helen
Sloan info at scansite.org

Deadline for submission: 14 April 2006
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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