For three weeks (23 August – 12 Sept 2021) we have been exploring the source of the River Shannon, in the biodiverse grasslands and bogs of the Cavan Burren, that blanket and conceal an extensive underground network of waterways. We have wandered among boulders transported by glaciers before, finally, coming to rest on the fossilised
boredomresearch are pleased to announce their solo exhibition In Search of Chemozoa at Aspex Portsmouth from 19 May – 25 July 2021 as part of their 40th-anniversary programme. The multi-channel moving image artwork is a poetic response to world leading research studying cancer across species. boredomresearch developed In Search of Chemozoa during residencies at the
boredomresearch are pleased to announce their new commission with the Human Cell Atlas (HCA), an exciting global research project that aims to create comprehensive reference maps of all human cells to describe and define the cellular basis of health and disease. As part of the HCA public engagement program, One Cell at a Time, brings
boredomresearch solo exhibition Restless Balance is at the Arizona State University (ASU) Art Museum, Arizona from the 5 Dec 2020 until the 24 April 2021. From the textbooks of ancient Greek physician Hippocrates to current research on the coronavirus pandemic, we know that human health is impacted by environmental factors. boredomresearch have collaborated with leading
boredomresearch are exhibiting the first part of their Anthrobiotica (2020) film in Mar Menor Reset Exhibition at the Center del Carme Cultura Contemporània, València (28 October 2020 to 10 January 2021). Anthrobiotica is a video artwork depicting an underwater world of microbiological life inspired by the stressed environment of the Mar Menor in Murcia, Spain.
Just back from an intensive three week residency in the new Arizona Cancer Evolution Center (ACE) at the Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University. Part of their $8.5 million from the National Cancer Institute is being used to harness the creativity of the arts to introduce novel value in the research process. Braving the blistering Arizona
boredomresearch are screening their film AfterGlow (Susceptible, Exposed, Infected, ‘Recovered’) in the ArtScience Museum, Singapore in their onscreen Seeing Systems programme (3-31 August 2018). The artists participated in the ArtScience Conversation Event on the 18th August 2018 where they spoke about the research and development of their art and science collaborative project, commissioned by Animate Projects,
boredomresearch are exhibiting their video installation The Ultimate Fate of Jeremy Fisher at Wray Castle, Cumbria in the exhibition The Women of Wray Castle: Convention and Control from 2 March – 25 November 2018. The animation exploits Beatrix Potter’s magical aesthetic to introduce a major issue of our time that would undoubtedly have received her
boredomresearch are exhibiting video documentation from their Robots in Distress simulation in the SUBMERGED SciArt Center Exhibition from 9 November 2017. “As staggering in quantity as the ocean is in size, our estimated 117 million lakes contain worlds of unknown history and lifeforms. From the jellyfish species recently discovered in the Kodaikanal Lake, to the biodiverse depths
boredomresearch are exhibiting the next iteration of their Robots in Distress simulation in the Our Friends Electric Exhibition at QUAD, Derby (1 July – 10 September 2017). “There has been a glut of recent news reports that obsess with the idea of robots and AI replacing humans in the workplace. We fear apocalyptic scenarios of AI machines rebelling against us; yet advances in robotics,