The Guardian: The cleanest place on earth – and the dirtiest

9 July 2007

“Fresh air must surely be the most precious commodity of the future. Unlike the world’s land and water, air cannot be owned – there are no borders to confine it.” The Guardian reported on Angela’s April 2007 trip to the dirtiest place on Earth followed by the cleanest place on Earth in a double page feature.

Read the Guardian’s story: http://www.guardian.co.uk

The Times: New world of interiors, when science meets art

26 May 2007

“The marriage of art with science stretches back to Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings of dissections in the 15th century, but today scientists and artists are finding new ways of collaboration” reports the Times in an article featuring Palmer and her work.

Read the story in The Times: http://women.timesonline.co.uk

The Church Times: Da Vinci coded in emoticons

5 April, 2007

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Leonardo’s “’The Last Supper’ and the Passion of Christ could be texted on phones round the world, after Angela Palmer depicted the story of Holy Week and Easter in emoticons. A special exhibition for Holy Week at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Oxford uses the symbols to describe the events from Palm Sunday to the resurrection. When artist Angela Palmer had the idea of depicting Leonardo’s ‘The Last Supper’ in emoticons, she invited Brian Mountford to identify the emotions of the disciples.

See: http://www.churchtimes.co.uk

University College London News: Art meets science

13 March 2007

Researchers from University College London’s Bartlett School of Graduate Studies have lent their expertise to award-winning artist Angela Palmer. The result is the artwork, ‘See No Evil’, which consists of two perspex sheets sandwiched together to contain 297 dust mites.

See: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news

BBC: Artist gets inside the human body

3 February 2007

“When Angela Palmer creates one of her work of art she likes to use her own body for inspiration. If Angela, who uses MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)scans to create glass-bound images, uses other people for her work, it is fraught with danger.“

Read the story at http://news.bbc.co.uk