This View of Life: Evolutionary Art for the Year of Darwin
University of Guelph and Ed Video Media Arts Centre
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
 
The year 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles
Darwin’s Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Scientists and humanists at the University of Guelph have come together
to organize an event that celebrates not only the scientific and
historical significance of Darwin’s work but also the ways that
evolutionary theory and natural history continue to inspire creativity
across the disciplines.

This View of Life: Evolutionary Art for the Year of Darwin is a group
exhibition that presents recent work from contemporary Canadian artists
and features collaborative projects created with scientists from the
University of Guelph. The investigation of evolutionary theory is not
limited to the lab, field or fossil bed. Forms of expression can be
compared to instruments of observation, magnifying some aspects of
evolution while masking or distorting others. These exhibits offer
unique perspectives into the nature and scope of biological novelty,
organic variation, and evolving life forms.

Participating artists: Mat Brown, Jefferson Campbell-Cooper, Alison
Judd, Christy Langer, Jean Maddison, Allyson Mitchell, Jenn E Norton,
Prof. Burnaby Q. Orbax, Kelly Richardson, Stephen Wicks


Exhibition:

October 9 to 30
Ed Video Gallery, 40 Baker Street, Guelph Ontario
Science Complex Atrium, University of Guelph

Opening Reception:
Friday October 16, 5pm to 7pm
Science Complex Atrium, University of Guelph

The reception will feature artwork, biological specimens, and
presentations by project participants. Artwork will be exhibited at the
Ed Video Gallery and in the Atrium of the Science Complex for the
duration of the show.

For more information about the event, please visit the This View of Life
website: http://arts.uoguelph.ca/eayd2009 or contact Tara Abraham
(taabraha@uoguelph.ca), Ryan Gregory (rgregory@uoguelph.ca), or Scott
McGovern (scott@edvideo.org).

Sponsors: College of Arts, College of Biological Sciences, Department of
Integrative Biology, Department of History, Department of Philosophy, Ed
Video, School of Fine Arts and Music, School of Environmental Sciences

Curator: Scott McGovern, Ed Video Media Arts Centre

Organizing Committee: Tara Abraham (Department of History), T. Ryan
Gregory (Department of Integrative Biology), Stefan Linquist (Department
of Philosophy), Anne Milne (School of English and Theatre Studies),
Beren Robinson (Department of Integrative Biology)

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