Art Meets Palaeontology on Skye
Resource type
Magazine article
Creator (person)
Panciroli, Elsa
Date published
2023
Abstract
In the last few years I’ve been working with artists on projects that integrate palaeontological
themes with visual arts. This work came about for two reasons: firstly, because I am, like
many other scientists, someone who straddles the borders that traditionally delimit the arts
from the sciences. I originally pursued humanities subjects, only ‘switching sides’ to begin
a career as a scientist later, as a mature student. Being a visual learner, my study notes took
the form of myriad outlandish drawings, and while numbers and specific details slipped
frustratingly quickly from my mind (chemistry remains my arch nemesis), the stories behind
scientific discoveries, and the wonder they evoked, were unforgettable. I now combine my
research with creative non-fiction writing and poetry, and have even dabbled in palaeoart.
Contributor (person)
Grieve, Mary
Gault, Lauren
Journal title
Earth heritage : the geological and landscape conservation magazine
Issue
60
Publisher
Geologists’ Association
ISSN
0142-2324
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