A lens of an artist on the wonders and mysteries of the world, bringing science to life
In the following two centuries, microscopes continued to improve. Scientists and artists worked together as they progressed to reveal the…
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Art, music, and drama reduce stress. What you should know about arts courses
You may be weighing up several factors when you decide to take a performing arts or visual arts course in…
Why Hidden Paintings Keep Being Found
The portrait is that of Sir John Maitland (1543-1595), the first Lord Maitland. It hangs normally in a London gallery.…
The Stasi’s secret cameras: photos of the Berlin Wall police
The Stasi Observational School provided training for the Stasi’s operatives in disguise, photography, and trailing suspects. Images from this period…
A new exhibition of Virginia Woolf’s portraits
Virginia Stephen, a 20-year old woman who is descended from a long line of beautiful women on her mother’s side,…
An erotic focusing of the female gaze in the National Gallery of Australia
She revealed that she learned a lot about how to enjoy pleasure and the coolness of a woman’s body. Acker…
Precarious Employment, Hiring Discrimination, and a Toxic Workplace
Two Australian directors of photography were among the five nominees in the category of best cinematography for the Oscars of…
Six images that reveal how we capture invisible science and’see data
When reading the popular media about scientific discoveries, sometimes I come across claims that a certain scientific visualization is actually…
The James Webb images remind me that the division between science and art can be artificial
To achieve this, I have them sweep the floor under them, collect dust and dirt into a paper bag, and…
Morgan is a failed scientist, and there are many things we can learn from the arts and design
In the last 15 years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with botanical scientists from Kew. I also worked with…