The fusion of art and science at the exhibition “Nanocosmos”, in Plaza de la Nogalera, from June 30 to July 21. This is the second stop, after the presentation at the CosmoCaixa Science Museum in Barcelona, for the traveling exhibition Nanocosmos. A reality hidden from the human eye, produced by the La Caixa Foundation. Presenting 36 electron microscope images by artist Michael Benson, the exhibition gives us a different look at plants and animals that go deeper on their smallest scale.
“The important thing is that in this street fair, art and science collide with people. You don’t have to go to a museum or pay a ticket to enjoy it,” assures Culture Consultant, José Manuel Ruiz Rivas.
Art, high-tech and science come together in this new exhibition, a journey through the natural world on a sub-millimeter scale. The author used a scanning electron microscope from the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa and was able to reflect the uses of this technology, which until now has been at the service of science. Benson now uses it to create art in painstakingly processed and assembled black and white digital images that depict the complexity of plants and animals.
In the pictures you can see, for example, the structures of diatoms, you can get close to small insects such as aphids or the hairy appendages of butterflies. The consultant highlighted the “amazing nature of the subject, seeing trivial things that, when enlarged, never cease to amaze us”.
To go deeper, guided tours with a mentor will also be offered, which will allow a dialogue with the participants and resolve any doubts that may arise. The Mayor commented, “Bringing groups and the public closer to a guided tour is wonderful. It’s an exhibition that will not go unnoticed because of where it’s going and because of the background to the subject.”
The exhibition is part of the Art in the Street program, through which the La Caixa Foundation wants to make different cities an open-air museum. Through these exhibitions, the entity aims to bring culture and science closer to all kinds of audiences.
