...all about ASCUS

ASCUS creates a space for those wishing to re-interpret or re-mould the way that individuals and the public engage with art and science. As an organisation we facilitate connections between these two, seemingly disparate, worlds and aim to foster a creative and boundary-pushing dialogue between scientists and artists. As well as supporting the creation of art-science collaborative work we host lectures, workshops and events for anyone with an interest in either discipline, who wishes to see what this exciting fusion of ideas and methods can produce. Our work also spans beyond this to include aiding public engagement with science and innovation through art-science teaching and training. See our website to find out more: www.ascus.org.uk.

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Friday 28 June 2013

What spores can we see at the EIFF?

ASCUS partially abbreviates Art Science Collaborative. An ascus also is an organ in lichen - itself a structure formed by a symbiosis of organisms from two very different kingdoms (fungi and plants), just as we are a symbiosis or artists and scientists. In lichen, the ascus is the place where spores are produced which then colonise new, barren areas of the world.
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