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| Visual Elements 8 - 22 November 2003 - National Chemistry Week, Glasgow Science Centre, Pacific Quay, Glasgow UK |
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"Visual Elements takes one of the most arid textbooks - Dmitri Mendeleev's Periodic Table of the elements which was published in 1869 - and brings it to life. The 110 elements - the building blocks from which all matter making up our world is formed - are interpreted through a mix of vibrant, diverse images, surreal digital landscapes, video flythroughs and funky music." This is only the second time that this major touring exhibition has been shown in full in the UK since it was launched in March 1999 at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. Below is a panoramic view of Visual Elements in the Clyde Suite at Glasgow Science Centre. |
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Visual Elements at Glasgow Science Centre also included the inaugural exhibition of the chemsoc timeline (pictured below left) - a visual exploration of key scientific events and discoveries since the Big Bang - with an emphasis on chemistry. Pictured below right is the Visual Elements Peiodic Table. It is available for exhibition in two forms; as 110 individual glazed inkjet prints (as below) or as a free-standing screen. |
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Featured in the two images below is Visual Elements DVD Projection - projected computer animated sequences focusing upon selected elements within the periodic table - in effect a travelogue of the patterns and relationships between the elements and intended as the “visual core” of the installation. Primarily intended as an arresting and engaging introduction to some of the other featured exhibits, the projection was of approximately 40 mins duration, set to continuous loop and including text - explanatory ‘signposts’ where applicable. To view all Visual Elements QuickTime movies click here. The DVD projection is also accompanied by a commissioned soundtrack - a soundscape within the gallery environment through which the visitor could experience notational and rhythmic aural textures in association with the visual imagery. |
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| The Periodic Landscapes - (below left) - a series of computer generated ‘landscape’ views based on relationships and patterns within the periodic table such as ionisation energies, and masses of the atoms. The various values are extrapolated from bar charts to create a 3-dimensional ‘landscape’ view of the table. The Periodic Landscapes currently exist as a suite of 16 digital prints of which all were displayed at Glasgow Science Centre. Pictured below right are two of the four lightboxes representing Hydrogen, Nickel, Promethium and Plutonium. |
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Visual Elements has been covered extensively by the press and media since its launch in March 1999 as well as receiving a number of reviews on-line both nationally and internationally.
Click on the icon above which will take you to selected published reviews to date. |
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