Lighting up Computational Biochemistry. (360G-Wellcome-080612_Z_06_Z)

Lighting Up Computational Biochemistry Artist, Tim Head, will undertake a research residency in the Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry Unit of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford for the duration of the 2006/2007 academic year. The residency has two key objectives. Firstly to encourage an intellectual dialogue between artistic and scientific disciplines that both use computational programming and modelling as a central activity. Secondly to support the development of proposals for a permanently commissioned work by Tim Head within the new biochemistry building as part of an ongoing art programme for the Biochemistry Department. This project forms part of a wider art programme being developed in the Biochemistry Department which aims To create a unique and outstanding contemporary art collection within the specific context of a world class scientific research department. To facilitate inter-disciplinary discourse between artists and scientists and opportunities for individuals in both disciplines to extend their practice and experiment. To involve artists in the intellectual life of the department. To provide new approaches and resources for public engagement with both the arts and sciences. The specific aims of Tim Head's residency in the Structural Bioinformatics and Computational Biochemistry Unit (SBCB) are (i) to explore the interface between research in computational biochemistry and contemporary computationally based art. (ii) to explore different modes of computer-based representation and communication in computational biosciences and in the visual arts. (iii) to use the proposed collaboration as a medium for improved public communication of research in computational biochemistry.