Art x Science, London Science Museum
Oct, 2021
Art x Science is a collaboration between the Royal College of Art and King's College London, which is supported by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training. The exhibition present a research of how maternal physical and mental health impacts the development of baby’s brains during pregnancy.
Co-artists: Sarah Schrimpf, Stiliyana Minkovska; Co-scientist: Julie Nihouarn
Wushuang worked with two artists and a scientist and built up an installation In Utero, based on the research using data acquired with MRI to understand the effect of maternal health on babies' brain development. It was exhibited at The Science Museum London during the Great Exhibition Road Festival.
On-site photo
The whole exhibition includes a video playing moving medical images, a tent-like installation that simulates the womb environment, a set of miniature sculptures referencing medical images, and a related community engagement workshop.
On-site photo
It invites visitors to dive into an immersive environment through light, sound, and materiality and learn about the future of imaging in healthcare.
Audiences wrote on the postcard
The scientist was explaining the background knowledge
Photo credit to: Jo Mieszowski
Behind the exhibition
Concept sketch
The small sculpture, 5–12 cm diameter/each, 2021
Polymer clay, plastic bubbles
Sketch
Concept model