When art meets astronomy (UCL)
Channel: UCL
Date: 2011-04-04

What happens when art and astronomy meet? Artist Katie Paterson has joined the Astrophysics Group within UCL Physics & Astronomy as their first Artist in Residence, thanks to a grant from the Leverhulme Trust. During the residency, Katie will investigate ideas of Ancient Darkness and Early Light in the Universe, Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and very distant objects, and create a new body of artwork alongside her findings. Katie graduated from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art in 2007.

Further information:
Katie Paterson: ‪http://www.katiepaterson.org‬
UCL Astrophysics Group: ‪http://www.ucl.ac.uk/star‬
UCL Observatory in Mill Hill: ‪http://www.ulo.ucl.ac.uk‬
Leverhulme Trust: http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk

Photo credits:
Artwork images, courtesy of Katie Paterson
Cosmos images, courtesy of ESA and Mick Pearson

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