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Evolving the Ecosystem – an art-based research project with Julie Light, Artist in Residence
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Evolving the Ecosystem is an art-based project that draws ideas from current research at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) about cancer, not as an isolated disease, but as part of the body’s complex ecosystem. Julie Light, artist in residence at the London Cancer Hub (LCH), has been exploring how the work of the LCH might also be thought of as its own unique ecosystem, one which brings together scientists, businesses, medics, educators, carers and patients on one site to prevent and treat cancer. Julie is part of a growing group of interdisciplinary artists who believe that artwork based around scientific, social and medical ideas like this could help contribute to generating new conversations (see, for example this article), in this case about how we exist with cancer and how we hope to eradicate it.
As well as talking to cancer researchers at the ICR about their research into cancer as an ecosystem, Julie has talked to people from different parts of the London Cancer Hub to find out more about their experiences of being part of this challenging collaborative undertaking. She is particularly interested in the language and expressions that we use to describe experiences of cancer treatment, whether from the clinical, patient or research perspective. She uses visual ideas and metaphors drawn from these conversations to inspire her artwork, and, alongside her research conversations, Julie has been experimenting with creating new prototype artworks based on some of the ideas that emerge from these conversations.
Julie’s residency at the LCH has been focused on research and development rather than creating final pieces of artwork, she hopes the prototype artworks she has made, will in the future form the basis for some larger installations for exhibition.
Update: The opportunity to get involved has now closed.Julie has met and interviewed current and former patients at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton and members of the public based in the London Borough of Sutton.
End of project event: Julie is holding an event displaying some artwork prototypes and samples along with some information about the process at the ICR on Wednesday 31st January, 11-3pm, see the flyer to the right for more details. If you would like to attend RSVP to [email protected]
Image: Julie Light, Diorama 1 (Detail), 2017
Evolving the Ecosystem is an art-based project that draws ideas from current research at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) about cancer, not as an isolated disease, but as part of the body’s complex ecosystem. Julie Light, artist in residence at the London Cancer Hub (LCH), has been exploring how the work of the LCH might also be thought of as its own unique ecosystem, one which brings together scientists, businesses, medics, educators, carers and patients on one site to prevent and treat cancer. Julie is part of a growing group of interdisciplinary artists who believe that artwork based around scientific, social and medical ideas like this could help contribute to generating new conversations (see, for example this article), in this case about how we exist with cancer and how we hope to eradicate it.
As well as talking to cancer researchers at the ICR about their research into cancer as an ecosystem, Julie has talked to people from different parts of the London Cancer Hub to find out more about their experiences of being part of this challenging collaborative undertaking. She is particularly interested in the language and expressions that we use to describe experiences of cancer treatment, whether from the clinical, patient or research perspective. She uses visual ideas and metaphors drawn from these conversations to inspire her artwork, and, alongside her research conversations, Julie has been experimenting with creating new prototype artworks based on some of the ideas that emerge from these conversations.
Julie’s residency at the LCH has been focused on research and development rather than creating final pieces of artwork, she hopes the prototype artworks she has made, will in the future form the basis for some larger installations for exhibition.
Update: The opportunity to get involved has now closed.Julie has met and interviewed current and former patients at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton and members of the public based in the London Borough of Sutton.
End of project event: Julie is holding an event displaying some artwork prototypes and samples along with some information about the process at the ICR on Wednesday 31st January, 11-3pm, see the flyer to the right for more details. If you would like to attend RSVP to [email protected]
