Sci Art Themed Sculpture Garden launches at Porthcurno, West Cornwall
Date uploaded: May 28, 2009
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Porthcurno has been described as “the Silicon Valley of its age” - the site of the first successful submarine telegraph cable established between
The six new sculptural works - created by renowned artists and Cornish schoolchildren, are the culmination of a three-year creative process and responses to the unique exhibits and archives at the
With unprecedented access to these resources, five renowned artists worked with pre-GCSE science students at 6 Cornish schools to explore innovative ways of interpreting the science & technology of communication –electromagnetism, light and sound waves.
The opening on May 28 includes a PUBLIC EVENT from 2pm on with FREE ENTRY to the Museum and Garden and the chance to try out fun science activities and workshops, as well as an invitation-only evening reception opened by artist Kurt Jackson.
Artist Tom Grimsey says: “Many of the ideas and intellectual structures of science can be made visible through the arts and often have an inherent beauty.”
Contact:
Laura Martin: Press & PR for Porthcurno Sculpture Garden on behalf of Porthcurno Telegraph Museum & the PK Trust [email protected] 07966 862630