ASTI Initiative

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Arts | Science | Technology - Innovation

Bringing artists together withscientists and technologists


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ASTI Coordinator

Professor Steven Bishop

University College of London

ASTI Workshop Facilitator

Professor Josep Perrelo

University of Barcelona

ASTI Workshop Facilitator

Professor Dave Murrey-Rust

University of Edinburg

ASTI Workshop Organiser

Magda Gajownik

Science &Innovation Office

British Embassy, Warsaw

ASTI Organiser

Athena Bounti

University College London



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Art and Science often seem to be mutually exclusive, running

along paths that rarely intersect and maybe even parallel.

Technology for many, sits somewhere else but also quite distinct,and yet we know that many artists that utilise technology to

produce new art forms and indeed, for many artists, it is theprocess of producing the art that is as interesting as the

art itself and therefore technology plays its part.

Equally, when these elements do collide artists can

genuinely contribute to the foundations of science

and help to build scientific knowledge

leading to innovations.


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The best example must be Leonardo Da Vinci who managed to

combine all three. Finding a modern day Leonardo is not easy and

soASTI is an initiativeaiming to establish permanent links

between individuals and groups and to find ways to openup the minds of scientists to the opportunities that

artists offer and vice versa.

In bringing groups together this will create a platform from

which innovation can be instigated towards newtechnologies and products that encompass

this broader, artistic perspective.


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In 4th and 5th March 2013 the first ASTI workshoptook place inWarsaw. The event was coordinated by Steven Bishop and

hosted by the Science and Innovation Office of

the British Embassy.

This two-day event focused on the benefits of scientists collaborating

with artists in a research environment and vice versa. The key

component is to allow art to interact with scientific research,

rather than just depicting it so producing long-term gains thatare also more accessible to a wider audience.


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ASTI showcased examplesof artistic collaborations that alreadyexist, urging participants to engage in a conscious dialogue. It tried

to formulate questions that arise when art comes together with

science and technology and then find potential answers:

Determine the areas where

collaborations are most likely to be

productive in the future.

Propose a process which can bringgroups together leading to new

innovation.

How can science profit from the

emotional and cognitive responses

that art can trigger?

How can science and technology

trigger new forms of artistic

expression?

How do new social media change art

and society?


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ASTI initiative aimsto build the foundations of an

active communityand through more future meetings

provide a guide to best practice to help drivecreative collaboration in the future.


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Bringing artists together withscientists and technologists

ASTI Initiative

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