Convergence: Exploring the art in science

Run time: 11.00 – 16.00

Discover the power of art-science collaborations. 

This exhibition brings together artists and scientists from the Liverpool School of Art and Creative Industries (Liverpool John Moores University) to reveal how the disciplines come together to spark new ways of understanding the world. 

 

Combining scientific inquiry with artistic expression, the artworks explore themes ranging from the microscopic to the cosmic, the tangible to the conceptual. Each piece is a testament to the shared curiosity that drives both art and science.

The exhibition features work from graduates and tutors of the MA Art in Science Programme and researchers from the Institute of Art and Technology including: 

• ‘Glioblastoma: The weed of the brain’ (2021) by Anna Roberts presents living sculptures that mimic cancer's decay, aiming to raise awareness of glioblastoma and spark dialogue about cancer's widespread impact. 

• ‘Climate Casino (One Armed Bandit)’ (2019) by Jay Hampton is an interactive installation that invites the public to gamble with vital resources like air, water, and food to highlight the risks climate change poses to Liverpool by 2050, asking what we’re willing to lose in this high-stakes game with the planet. 

• ‘Labolero (a laboratory bolero)’ (2023) by Clare Stott is a playful, hybrid lab coat and performance costume combining microbiology and textile art, created to humorously challenge the tension between scientific accuracy and artistic expression, allowing the artist-scientist to explore science-based art with freedom and creativity. 

• ‘The Magnetic Easel’ (2025) by Tom Hyatt is a tool that uses adjustable magnets and custom magnetic paint to visualize electromagnetic fields as artwork, blending digital design and physical creation to explore a new form of electromagnetic art. 

• ‘Splicing Hybrids’ (2025) by Alice Thickett are hybrid collages that provoke reflection and ask the viewers to question and consider the ethical implications of emerging biotechnologies before animal-human hybrids become a reality. 

• ‘Neuro-hats’ (2023-25) by Helen Lydon and Dr Joshua Kearney explore the brain as an embodied organ shaped by experience and environment, using creative processes and metaphors to translate contemporary neuroscience into artistic expression. 

• ‘The Eclipse and Strange News from Pluto’ (2024) by Laurence Arcadias and Dr Robin Corbet are collaborative astro-animations created by astronomers and artists, blending science and storytelling to express the wonder of the universe through personal, humorous, and creative lenses—highlighting the shared drive of art and science.

For access information and directions to this venue, and all British Science Festival venues, please click this link https://britishsciencefestival.org/british-science-festival-2025-venues