Tuesday, 18 August 2009 20:00

Ever wondered what science would look like if you could draw it? Dr Tim Jones did, so he asked people to scribble some pictures for him and now you can join in online.

The project all started when Tim and his colleagues hit the streets armed with an A3 sketch pad and a felt-tip pen. Asking people to DRAW what they thought was important in science today Tim was bowled over by the spontaneous and creative thoughts that were jotted down onto the paper.

Tim, once a business strategist, now a freelance science communicator, and his colleagues Arko Olesk and Graham Paterson, were inspired by a technique used by Surrealist painters called  ‘Exquisite Corpse’. This technique links together a collection of drawings made by different people. The team has made their first, colourful, ‘Exquisite Corpse Of Science’. 

Andrew Maynard says on his blog this technique uses:

“the art of tapping into a person’s inner perceptions and really listening to them” Source: 2020 Science

This educational/non-commercial audio-visual piece incorporates on a fair use basis incidental music extracts from Thomas Newman’s ‘Dead Already’ – from the soundtrack of American Beauty.

As you can see in the video Gareth, aged 14, included the AIDs epidemic in Africa, the dangers of passive smoking, space junk, nuclear weapons, our carbon footprint and much more on his sketch of why science is important.

Tim is now taking the plan to the next level by inviting everybody to contribute to a huge picture that sketches out what people think is important about science online – and he’d love to include your doodle! So grab yourself a big sheet of A3 paper and a felt-tip, or a computer and a blank document and get drawing what you think is important about science! Tim would love to add your pictures to his Exquisite Corpse.

See all the details on what size your picture must be and how to send it to the Exquisite Corpse of Science.

Related links

2020 Science: Providing a clear perspective on developing science and technology responsibly

The Exquisite Corpse of Science

See the Exquisite Corpse of Science on Second Life

More about the Exquisite Corpse and surrealist art

Dr Tim Jones' blog 

Andrew Maynard's blog

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