Shifts in Perception

Friday 18 July, 18.30-22.00

An event for the inquisitive - join us to celebrate the extraordinary ways we perceive the world around us. Performances and activities throughout Wellcome Collection will explore how science allows us to appreciate far more than what first meets the eye.

Join us on Friday night for talks, activities and performances, and on Saturday the 'Dancing Time' marathon will continue from 12.00-17.00. Drop in at any time to take part and combine it with a visit to the 'From Atoms to Patterns' exhibition.

In support of the ' From Atoms to Patterns' exhibition.

This event is free. No booking necessary. Drop in at any time.

Image credit: Anna Cady, for black and white images.

	Dancing Time: A photographic performance marathon A combination of performance, music and photography. This 'slow dance' will be performed in front of a human audience and a bank of pinhole cameras. During the performances, images will be exposed, developed and displayed to show glimpses of these bodies moving slowly in the light. The performance will continue throughout Saturday afternoon. Created by David Harradine, produced by Fuel. View image gallery.
	Factual Fiction Forensic Drawing How do we describe a unique object to ourselves or others? Have a go at forensic drawing and piece together the information and the clues. This creative activity explores territory between verbal and visual perception using artefacts in Wellcome Collection. Activity led by Alex Julyan.
	Know Thyself? How do you feel? Can you put your finger on it? Is it on the tip of your tongue? If so, put pen to paper and contribute to this collection of ideas on the human body. Activity designed by Gethan Dick and led by Tom Levine.
	The Lightswitch Project Take part in a collective research experiment that explodes the mundane task of flicking on a light switch into a series of microscopic moments. How do our eyes perceive darkness? What happens inside the light switch? And where does the electricity come from? Activity led by Tim Vize-Martin, Pete Harrison, Lucy Foster and Toby Jones.
	Live music with Resonance FM 104.4 With Resonance FM artists Oscillatorial Binnage, an electro-acoustic sound collective comprised of Chris Weaver, Fari Bradley, Toby Clarkson and Dan Wilson. With Johnny Trunk, presenter of the Original Sound Track Show.
	Blow your face up! Blow your face up with illustrators Gethan Dick and Mat Huntley. These portraits will make you see yourself in a whole new light and create a strange crowd of balloon twins.
	The Diamond Light Source Diamond Light Source provides one of the brightest lights in the world, this 'synchrotron light' can penetrate deep inside matter and allows scientists to investigate the world around us at the scale of atoms and molecules. Come and find out how these intriguing and beautiful images are captured and how they can help advance our understanding of science. With Thomas Sorensen, beamline scientist.

Part of our summer collection

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