Revisiting Galton (360G-Wellcome-092468_Z_10_Z)

This application is made to meet the escalating interest in the life and work of Francis Galton, a hugely influential figure in the history of biosciences. It is to fund a creative and challenging 6-month research and development period for 3 artists and 1 curator to delve deeply into the extraordinary archives of Francis Galton housed at UCL. With unprecedented access to Galton's collections of objects and papers, the principal outcome of this period will be the development of 3 separate bodies of artwork and a solid curatorial proposal for the production and public exhibition of this new work, as well as a proposed events programme to surround the exhibition. The latter will involve experts from across many biomedical and other disciplines influenced.by Galton. This work is timed to coincide with the centenary year of Galton's death in 2011 and to be realised alongside other academic and creative efforts at UCL to reassess Galton.