When Art Meets Science

14 August 2006

Dr Tim Wetherell

Science and art might sound like vastly different disciplines, but Dr Tim Wetherell from ANU believes they are both motivated by a desire to make sense of the world in which we live.

A sculptor and a scientist, Dr Wetherell talks about his experiences working with various artists and scientists on a range of interdisciplinary projects - from the monumental sculptures of body arts to growing living cells over a computer-generated head.

This lecture was sponsored by the ANU College of Science as part of National Science Week 2006.

Broad Topics: Arts and Social Sciences, Medicine and Life Science

Sub-topics: Biological Sciences, Creative Arts, Science Communication

Areas: ANU College of Science

Tim Wetherell was born in Bradford, Northern England in 1962. Having completed his PhD in condensed matter physics at the University of St Andrews, he migrated to Australia in 1990 to take up a research position at ANU. In addition to his scientific interests, Dr Wetherell is a sculpture graduate of ANU and has been a practising artist for many years. He is known primarily for his scientifically inspired sculptures, which have been exhibited at the National Gallery of Australia and at Sculpture by the Sea. His public commissions include the Iron Astronomer outside Questacon in the ACT.