September 11, 2012
Build Your Own Superhero
Technology has already changed what it means to be human, allowing us to defy our biological limits in countless ways. With environmental challenges driving new innovations, who knows what the future may hold? Join leading scientists to find out what today’s research may mean for tomorrow’s superhumans, and let your imagination shape the possibilities.
Live illustrators will bring your visions to life, and help you to create your very own superhero. When cybernetic implants, sensory enhancements and mind-reading technologies are no longer the stuff of science fiction, what would your superhuman look like?
This event is FREE and will take place within the Superhuman exhibition at the Wellcome Collection.
There is no need to book, drop in any time. The event will take place between 2 and 5pm.
Contributors:
Sarah Sydney applies engineering principles to solve medical problems. She has previously worked in the fields of gait analysis and prosthetic limbs, and is now completing an orthopaedic engineering PhD at the University of Bath designing and testing a mechanical model to investigate problems in total hip replacement.
Thomas Dowse is a graphic artist and musician from London. He recently graduated with an MA in visual communication from the Royal College of Art. His latest project, Night Glare, is a sci-fi, film-noir graphic novella and is accompanied by an album of music from his band Sans Pareil. He is currently working on a follow-up, The Future Ooze, and is undertaking illustration commissions.
Florence Shaw is an illustrator and writer. Born in south-east London, she studied Illustration at Camberwell College of Art and then at the Royal College of Art. She makes daily drawings and films about London and the people one finds there. The work is funny and sad. Favourite topics include taste, hysteria, violence, relationships, simple pleasures and mental illness.
September 1, 2012
Build Your Own Superhero
Technology has already changed what it means to be human, allowing us to defy our biological limits in countless ways. With environmental challenges driving new innovations, who knows what the future may hold? Join leading scientists to find out what today’s research may mean for tomorrow’s superhumans, and let your imagination shape the possibilities.
Live illustrators will bring your visions to life, and help you to create your very own superhero. When cybernetic implants, sensory enhancements and mind-reading technologies are no longer the stuff of science fiction, what would your superhuman look like?
This event is FREE and will take place within the Superhuman exhibition at the Wellcome Collection.
There is no need to book, drop in any time. The event will take place between 2 and 5pm.
Contributors:
Matthew Smart is currently completing a PhD within Professor Pete Coffey’s lab at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. His work investigates the potential to treat blindness by transplanting cells to slow the degeneration or loss of light-sensitive cells in the eye. The lab is trying to identify the best conditions for transplantation and assess how much visual improvement might be expected from this approach.
Sam Steer is a London-based artist working as an animator and illustrator. He recently graduated from the animation course at the Royal College of Art. He is now focusing his attention on becoming a full-time animator. He has done a number of live drawing events including an interactive map of the future at Soho Theatre and a ‘live’ animation at a V&A late event.
Florence Shaw is an illustrator and writer. Born in south-east London, she studied Illustration at Camberwell College of Art and then at the Royal College of Art. She makes daily drawings and films about London and the people one finds there. The work is funny and sad. Favourite topics include taste, hysteria, violence, relationships, simple pleasures and mental illness.
Build Your Own Superhero
Technology has already changed what it means to be human, allowing us to defy our biological limits in countless ways. With environmental challenges driving new innovations, who knows what the future may hold? Join leading scientists to find out what today’s research may mean for tomorrow’s superhumans, and let your imagination shape the possibilities.
Live illustrators will bring your visions to life, and help you to create your very own superhero. When cybernetic implants, sensory enhancements and mind-reading technologies are no longer the stuff of science fiction, what would your superhuman look like?
This event is FREE and will take place within the Superhuman exhibition at the Wellcome Collection.
There is no need to book, drop in any time. The event will take place between 6pm and 9pm.
Contributors
Ed Bracey studied a BSc in biomedical sciences followed by an MSc in neuroscience. He has recently completed a post as a Policy Adviser at the Government Office for Science and is now completing a PhD in sensory neuroscience at UCL. He specialises in olfaction, using behavioural studies combined with brain-imaging techniques to understand how neural activity can lead to the perception of a smell.
Rachel Emily Taylor was passionate about drawing from an early age, especially with her mother’s best Chanel lipstick. Currently studying at the Royal College of Art, she works in a variety of media, from 3D sculpture to film. Rachel was recently funded by the British Council to be exhibited at ‘Strip Turnhout’ in Belgium and she has appeared in an Independent on Sunday feature on key players in the new wave of young storytellers.
Thomas Kean is a 3D and graphic designer with a lifelong interest science and in comic books. He is currently reading The Amazing Spider-man and the Fantastic Four as well as a few other titles.
August 25, 2012
Build Your Own Superhero
Technology has already changed what it means to be human, allowing us to defy our biological limits in countless ways. With environmental challenges driving new innovations, who knows what the future may hold? Join leading scientists to find out what today’s research may mean for tomorrow’s superhumans, and let your imagination shape the possibilities.
Live illustrators will bring your visions to life, and help you to create your very own superhero. When cybernetic implants, sensory enhancements and mind-reading technologies are no longer the stuff of science fiction, what would your superhuman look like?
This event is FREE and will take place within the Superhuman exhibition at the Wellcome Collection.
There is no need to book, drop in any time. The event will take place between 2 and 5pm.
Contributors
Dr Eugene Schuster is an MRC Career Development Fellow at UCL in the Institute of Healthy Ageing. He is working on the processes that regulate lifespan across a wide range of animals, from tiny nematode worms to mice and humans. He is currently heading a multi-disciplinary team working to understand the mechanisms that can boost health and lifespan.
Sam Steer is a London-based artist working as an animator and illustrator. He recently graduated from the animation course at the Royal College of Art. He is now focusing his attention on becoming a full-time animator. He has done a number of live drawing events including an interactive map of the future at Soho Theatre and a “live” animation at a V&A late event.
Thomas Dowse is a graphic artist and musician from London. He recently graduated with an MA in visual communication from the Royal College of Art. His latest project, ‘Night Glare’, is a sci-fi, film-noir graphic novella and is accompanied by an album of music from his band Sans Pareil. He is currently working on a follow-up, The Future Ooze, and is undertaking illustration commissions.
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