(O Cadáver Esquisito da Ciência)
For the latest status of the project CLICK HERE
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(at)communicatescience(dot)com
Here is the example pro-forma you should follow that will allow me to ‘join’ the pictures.
Pro-forma for your drawing
You can draw by hand and scan, or do the whole thing in Photoshop. The image should be 1000*1000 pixels and no more than 500k compressed as a jpg. That should give plenty of scope for detail. Do what you like on the picture, but link at least some parts of the picture to points at thirds along the edges; if you can do that creatively (for instance the planet in the example picture) all the better.
As images come in I’ll join them 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.
You should sign your picture like any good (or bad) artist. If you want to attach a commentary file (mp3), please compress to 2M or less and a minute or less long.
And as a minimal formality, 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, to give you a bit of inspiration maybe…..
The Exquisite Corpse of Science from Tim Jones on Vimeo.
Good luck.
Tim
Since the mid 1980s, I've worked in university and industrial research, as a manager and editor in technology and environment for an international NGO, and held senior business development, strategy, and procurement posts in industry. I hold a PhD in chemical engineering from Birmingham University, an MBA from Warwick University Business School, and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College. In 2008, I left industry to focus full-time on my passion for science and technology, and to share that enthusiasm with others as a freelance science communicator. I live in London with my American wife Erin.
I love this idea, I am there. We have to get http://www.hambot.com to contribute.
Thanks LabGrab. And hambot certainly seems to be on the right wavelength!
This is a great idea. I’m certainly going to try participate if I can get away from the thesis writing for a while.
Hey Ricardo,
You’ve used the ‘T’ word! Sympathy and empathy right now – believe me.
Got to get our priorities right though
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I think this is a really cool idea. Hopefully I have time to submit something. I enjoy reading your blog too!
Hi Aaron,
Glad you liked the post and the blog. Yeh, looking forward to the result. BTW – no minimums or maximums on this as far as I’m concerned – I’m kind of expecting a mix.
Which reminds me. i better start thinking about what I’M going to submit!
Checking out your blog.
Just found this via a tweet from @GarethM and I think it’s a fantastic project. I’m quite excited to see what I can come up with as soon as I can get this bloody book illustration finished.
no need to check out my blog. I am one of the blogless
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This sounds wonderfully inspiring. I’ve always wanted to be a part of an Exquisite Corpse online somehow.
Outta sight, Dr. Jones!
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