Dr Ross Piper is a zoologist, author, and photographer, who has travelled widely for research projects and as a presenter on wildlife shows for the BBC and Sky channels.
For SEISMIC: ART MEETS SCIENCE, Dr Piper responded to Claire Morgan’s work, Heart of Darkness, from an entomologist’s perspective. Here, he tells us how his fascination with insects told hold and about the ways in which creativity is woven through his work.
Read MoreAstrophysicist Professor William Chaplin is actively engaged in a wide range of collaborative creative projects and oversees PHYARTUoB, a programme of engagement in the arts-science domain. For SEISMIC: ART MEETS SCIENCE, he collaborated on and provided commentary for David Rickard’s work Cosmic Field (3.7mHz).
We caught up with Professor Chaplin to find out more about his own path into astrophysical research and his experiences of interdisciplinary working.
Read MoreAs part of the SEISMIC: ART MEETS SCIENCE exhibition at GIANT Gallery, Dr Dale Stokes provided commentary on works by artist Peter Matthews, approaching Matthews’s paintings from an oceanographic standpoint.
In this short interview, Dr Stokes tells us about his current research and projects and about the questions which remain around the formation of ocean clouds..
Read MoreFor the SEISMIC: ART MEETS SCIENCE exhibition at GIANT Gallery, Professor Graham Shields provided commentary on works by photographer Edward Burtynsky from a geological standpoint.
In this short interview, Professor Shields explains more about his own work and discusses how he thinks the arts and humanities might contribute to the field of geological research.
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