The Exquisite Corpse of Science

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There's been such interest in the way my colleagues and I at Imperial College applied the Surrealists' Exquisite Corpse technique to science communication, that I'm inviting all of you to be part of what could be the BIGGEST SCI-ART PROJECT IN HISTORY. The background posts are here and here, and Andrew Maynard discusses the project here at 2020science.org; read them to get up to speed. I've also attached the "Exquisite Corpse of Science' movie to the end of this post. All you have to do is send your own picture - what you think is important about science - as an attachment to this address I've set up for the purpose :

corpse@communicatescience.com

You can draw by hand and scan, or do the whole thing in Photoshop. The image should be a maximum size of 1000*1000 pixels; that should give plenty of scope for detail.

Do what you like on the picture, but try to link some parts of the picture to points along the edges; if you can do that creatively (for instance the planet in the example picture) all the better.

The project is open ended - well at least till the end of 2010. As entries come in, I'll join the images into the largest Exquisite Corpse ever made (I suspect), and viewable online. Depending on the response, I also propose to build these images into a virtual wall or the sides of a building in a prime spot in the virtual world Second Life. Imagine that - you could be part of a monument to science.

Sign your picture if you like, and feel free to add a short commentary (max 5 mins in mp3). And as a minimal formality so I can use your picture, please copy and paste the following statement into your email: "I consent to Tim Jones reproducing and displaying this picture (and attached audio if relevant) individually, alongside, or joined to the work of others in the Exquisite Corpse of Science Project"

Here's the movie we made that inspired the project - to give you a bit of inspiration maybe.....

The Exquisite Corpse of Science from Tim Jones on Vimeo.

 

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