Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Art enters the heart of Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, in the UK's 'Golden Triangle' of Oxford, London and Cambridge.
- Year
- 2023
- Location
- Didcot, Oxfordshire
- Sector
- Life Sciences
When art and science collide, amazing things can happen.
Through large-scale murals created in-house by our design team, and the curation of artists that work at the intersection of art and science, we show how art can help make sense of complicated scientific theories, whilst positioning Harwell Science and Innovation Campus at the centre of the UK's scientific universe.
The creative and strategic inspiration for the project stemmed from ‘The Powers of Ten’, a set of iconic documentary films created in the late 1970’s that examine the relative scale of the Universe according to an order of magnitude based on a factor of ten.
Harwell Science and Innovation Centre, Quad two
Storytelling through environmental graphic design
“This project demonstrates the power of good design: it allows a wide variety of theoretical concepts to spring to life.”
Lawrence Stewart, Midweight Designer at Acrylicize
Micro to macro, and back again
Our bespoke artworks take viewers on a visual journey from micro to macro, centred around the Harwell Campus. Comprised of two large murals, each piece examines our world on a cellular level, slowly zooming outward to articulate Harwell's innovative role within the world of science, and highlighting their contribution towards progression in the sector.
curation that marries art and science
The artists we curated for the project were specifically chosen due to their connection to the worlds of art and science, and their understanding of how these intersect and overlap.
The work on show nods to the history of science, celebrate its relationship with art and how this contributes to progress and innovation, and champion the exciting work done in and around the campus.
Journey of Curiosity, Cymaglyph Mandalas Series 2022.
Journey of Curiosity, Cymaglyph Mandalas Series 2022.
The curated works use shape and pattern to examine our world on a microscopic level.
Katy Sayers Green, Coat of Many Colours Series 2022
Katy Sayers Green, Coat of Many Colours Series 2022
Team
Acrylicize
Jo McLaughlin
Gavin Boorman
Lawrence Stewart
Connor Rankin
Sean Drennan
Artists
Katy Sayers Green
Journey of Curiosity
John Buck
Amelia Coward
Iona Hutley
Jo De Pear
Photography
Connie Wright
