Science Poems is an ongoing project that has, during this year, taken the form of a book as well as a touring exhibition. From the June book launch and vernissage in Paris to presentations and small-scale displays in Helsinki and Berlin during the autumn, last month the Science Poems book (a collector’s item by now) reached its final destination in London at Donlon Books / X Marks the Bökship. …(more)
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"For the OK Talk brunches, we asked the guests to bring over a breakfast ingredient each so that we can cook together with them in the morning and sleep more during the night."
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"By applying artistic perspectives to scientific processes and results, it is possible to make science more approachable – and perhaps more useful for the lay people."
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When asked why Armi Ratia decided to base Marimekko in Finland out of all places, she stated that she was "not amused by easiness".
Series: Science Poems
Following the traditional mindset of science fiction, the Science Poems series recognises and investigates the poetry and aesthetics of science rather than its mathematical logic.
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Science Poems, an Interim Epilogue
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The Archaeology of Mind pt. 2 – Between Realities
Articles Series: Science Poems / 26-10-2010In the Archaeology of Mind series psychologist Emilia Suviala and designer Teemu Suviala examine the layers of mind through illustrated essays about creativity, play, dreams, reality and other topics that connect their work in the fields of developmental psychology and graphic design. The second part of the series looks at potential worlds reflecting on the notion of play experience in artistic practices. …(more)
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The Archaeology of Mind pt. 1 – Hello Me
Articles Series: Science Poems / 08-09-2010The Archaeology of Mind series by psychologist Emilia Suviala and designer Teemu Suviala examines the layers of mind through illustrated essays about creativity, play, dreams, reality as well as other topics that connect their work in the fields of developmental psychology and graphic design. In the first part of the series, the twosome delves into the unconscious mind. …(more)
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Science Poems Berlin presentation
Diary Series: Science Poems / 18-08-2010do you read me?! invited us to have a Science Poems event at their shop in Berlin on August 5. The evening included a performative presentation of the Science Poems book by us and Anna Mikkola, Martti Kalliala‘s chemistry sound art piece for the Science Poems exhibition as well as NH4Cl + C2H5OH drinks. In the autumn, Science Poems will go to London. …(more)
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Science Poem Manifesto
Articles Export Series: Science Poems / 29-07-2010Out beyond the farthest stars,
Where the cold of space spreads thin,
We endeavor to look out,
While they are looking in.
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Bell-jarring nature
By: Anni PuolakkaArticles Export Series: Science Poems / 21-07-2010The Siamese calf twins stared me down
And I imagined the wobble in the legs
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Pieces for matter and motion
Articles Export Series: Science Poems / 16-07-2010Inspired by two of my favourite thinkers, artist Yoko Ono and physicist Richard Feynman, this article is an experiment in physics and event scores. It quotes Feynman’s enchanting stories about a teeming nano-world for a 1983 BBC interview Physics is fun to imagine, recontextualising some of his thoughts as proposal pieces in the spirit of Grapefruit, an artist’s book by Ono. …(more)
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Science Poems Helsinki party and mini exhibition
Diary Series: Science Poems / 15-07-2010Napa Books invited us to have a Helsinki book launch at their gallery on July 10. We put up a miniature version of the Science Poems exhibition first launched in Paris in June and had a book party. Kiitos Napa! In August, Science Poems will go to Berlin. …(more)
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Science Poems exhibition catalogue
Diary Series: Science Poems / 04-07-2010This is a mini catalogue of OK Do’s Science Poems exhibition, launched at the 0fr gallery, Paris, in June 2010. The exhibition will travel around the world in the form of the Science Poems book and small-scale displays. Welcome to our next Science Poems party in Helsinki on July 10 from 6 pm onwards at Napa Gallery (Eerikinkatu 18)!
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Marrying disciplines – Paola Antonelli talks about merging visual fields with science
Articles Export Series: Science Poems / 24-06-2010What is the significance of merging design, art and science, and what is the best way to do this? Paola Antonelli, the Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art, met us on Skype to talk about the role of designers in science and society. …(more)
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