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The Bursaries Daro Montag
Daro Montag has exhibited internationally, and his current work examines the ways we interpret and understand the idea of 'nature'. His Colour + Chemistry research will examine the colour indicators of environmental change and he will produce an artwork responsive to the changes in a specific environment. "Soil is one of the most vital components in the biosphere. It contains countless organisms and a rich mix of chemicals and minerals. A healthy living soil is essential for plant growth and animal life. It is the matrix upon which all terrestrial life depends. My project for the Colour lab will be an artistic exploration of the soil around Sherborne. Soil samples will be gathered possibly in collaboration with members of the local community. Using these samples a number of methods will be applied to generate images that visually represent the various properties of the soil. I would then propose to work in the gallery during the week prior to the exhibition setting up a "soil work" laboratory. The final exhibition will therefore take the form of a research lab. There will be pictures (some colourful!) but also soil samples, notes and anything used by the artist to examine the soil." Stig Evans
Stig Evans, meanwhile, will be developing a series of portraits using a spectrophotometer, which registers and collects data about colour values not visible to the human eye. These sci-portraits, or 'Hidden Portraits', promise to reveal not only the face of the subject... but what lies beneath. Balint Bolygo
The third bursary winner, Balint Bolygo, is a kinetic artist whose work is concerned with experimentation into the behaviour and structure of materials. "By revealing the workings of something a certain mystery is also created," he says. "With the use of new material like Nitinol, complex shapes can be made to change shape and form; sculptures could become interactive where the viewer will affect the shape of the object." "Up until now I've been preoccupied with finding different sources and types of Nitinol wire and have been taking advice on them from my science mentor, Bob Pond, who is a materials specialist. I have also been in contact with a robotics expert at University College London who is helping me get to grips with the complex electronics required to build machines using Nitinol. And, I have just starting making a small drawing machine!" View Balint's website on www.bolygo.freeserve.co.uk Each artist will shortly be paired with a science mentor to help them develop their work. For example, it looks as if Stig will be working with Andrew Hanson from the National Physical Laboratory in Middlesex. What Andrew mainly does is to measure the optical properties of different things, including ceramic tiles, road markings, cars, teeth, chocolate, cats...... The progression of the bursaries is being monitored by Ken Gadd from 4science, a science and education agency based in Wiltshire. Ken and his team were also heavily involved with the development of the Colour Lab.
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