Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The core challenge of science communication is making abstract or complex ideas understandable to non-experts. Scientific imagery, or images taken as part of the scientific process, can be powerful tools when they illustrate knowledge in unexpected ways and inspire viewers to explore new areas.
This is where “sci-art”comes into play. By blending the stimulation of art with the insights of science, science communicators, scientists, and artists can collaborate and interact with one another to reach wider audiences.
In a dynamic TED-talk style presentation, the innovators will showcase their sci-art ideas, passion, and work, and highlight the opportunities, challenges, and implications of merging these two worlds.
This event is linked to a sci-art exhibition from the BRIDGE Network, an international and interdisciplinary group of research institutes, with Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) as the Japan lead. The exhibition, Human-Model-World: A Collection of Scientific Images, will be presented at the United Nations University (Sept. 10–Oct. 7) and will offer a springboard for the live event, which will further explore the integration of art and science.
Our target audience includes those involved in science communication, including universities, research institutes, NGOs, corporations, embassies, and government agencies. Join us to ignite your imagination and inspire your work.
Each expert would speak for 10 minutes on how they bring sci-art to life:
- "Science and Art in the world of 'Origins of Life" - Thilina Heenatigala, Assistant Professor/Director of Communications, Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of Technology
- "Fundamentalz Program: Bridging Disciplines through Foundational Dialogue" - Aya Tsuboi, Founder of Fundamentalz Program and Public Relations Officer, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo
- "Sound Art + Sound Science" - Nick Luscombe, Artistic Director, Broadcaster and Sound Producer
- "More Than Words: Using Images of Science to Reach Broader Audiences" - Iliana Mendoza Villafuerte, SciArt Consultant, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
- "Science through Art Experience"- Shunichi Kasahara, Researcher, Cybernetic Humanity Studio, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
The core challenge of science communication is making abstract or complex ideas understandable to non-experts. Scientific imagery, or images taken as part of the scientific process, can be powerful tools when they illustrate knowledge in unexpected ways and inspire viewers to explore new areas.
This is where “sci-art”comes into play. By blending the stimulation of art with the insights of science, science communicators, scientists, and artists can collaborate and interact with one another to reach wider audiences.
In a dynamic TED-talk style presentation, the innovators will showcase their sci-art ideas, passion, and work, and highlight the opportunities, challenges, and implications of merging these two worlds.
This event is linked to a sci-art exhibition from the BRIDGE Network, an international and interdisciplinary group of research institutes, with Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) as the Japan lead. The exhibition, Human-Model-World: A Collection of Scientific Images, will be presented at the United Nations University (Sept. 10–Oct. 7) and will offer a springboard for the live event, which will further explore the integration of art and science.
Our target audience includes those involved in science communication, including universities, research institutes, NGOs, corporations, embassies, and government agencies. Join us to ignite your imagination and inspire your work.
Each expert would speak for 10 minutes on how they bring sci-art to life:
- "Science and Art in the world of 'Origins of Life" - Thilina Heenatigala, Assistant Professor/Director of Communications, Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of Technology
- "Fundamentalz Program: Bridging Disciplines through Foundational Dialogue" - Aya Tsuboi, Founder of Fundamentalz Program and Public Relations Officer, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo
- "Sound Art + Sound Science" - Nick Luscombe, Artistic Director, Broadcaster and Sound Producer
- "More Than Words: Using Images of Science to Reach Broader Audiences" - Iliana Mendoza Villafuerte, SciArt Consultant, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
- "Science through Art Experience"- Shunichi Kasahara, Researcher, Cybernetic Humanity Studio, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. and Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)
