A call for university students to visually present scientific topics
In the framework of science and art, in cooperation between the British Council and Ludwig Museum we are calling for university students to present their research topic visually and illustratively. If you’re interested in mixing science, visuals and art, this is your challenge! The program is related to the BarabásiLab: Hidden Patterns exhibition, and applicants can also take part in the guided tour of Albert-László Barabási.
Darwin's sketch of the evolutionary tree, Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian invention, Rosalind Franklin's DNA helix photograph, and Albert-László Barabási's huge color network diagrams – science has been intertwined with art for centuries. Visuality is a universal language that allows us to understand scientific phenomena and makes facts and data exciting. There is a growing worldwide demand for researchers to communicate scientific findings effectively and comprehensibly to the non-scientific community. This can inspire future generations and the general public will understand complex topics better, as the current epidemic has highlighted the importance of this. How can we connect creative, visual tools and scientific, evidence-based research?
Application process
Students over the age of 18 who are studying natural or social sciences and have an exciting topic or research that they are happy to present - by visual means, for a maximum of 3 minutes - are welcome to apply. The presentation of topics is possible in several art forms: presentation, data visualization, motion picture, photo, drawing, animation, 3-D creation, etc.
Letters of intent with the research topic are welcome until November 19, 2020, click here to fill in the application form. Candidates can participate in the inspirational workshop of Albert-László Barabási in November, then they have to make their presentation in the form of a 3-minute video by December 16, 2020, which will be uploaded to a given link (the link will be sent to applicants after November 23). The mini-course of László Róbert Zsiros will help the applicants in making the videos. Students of art and design will help to further develop the visualization of the top 5 presentations selected by the jury.
During the program, we pay great attention to epidemiological measures. If the epidemic situation does not allow for a face-to-face meeting, the workshop and award ceremony will take place online.
Partner: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design.