[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Scientists Working Group co-sponsors Minimal Landscapes exhibit by Ariel Ruiz i Altaba

[Leonardo/ISAST]

Minimal Landscapes: an exhibit of the work of Ariel Ruiz i Altaba
swissnex, San Francisco, CA
September 19th through Friday, October 12th, 2007
Organized by Leonardo Organizational member swissnex and co-sponsored by the Leonardo Scientists Working Group

This exhibit will open with a roundtable discussion moderated by Dr. Leonardo Shlain on September 19th (registration mandatory, see instructions below)

As part of Think Swiss – Brainstorm the future – swissnex kindly invites you to visit an exhibit presenting a series of 15 prints by the artist and scientist Ariel Ruiz i Altaba.

Minimal Landscapes represents an exploration of form in its essence, devoid of distracting elements. The photographic images show black islands forming archipelagoes of explicit and implicit meanings that become imaginary landscapes in the viewer's mind. Each image is the approximation of actual living form to classical minimal perfection.

The exhibit opens on September 19th, kicked off by a round-table discussion on the relationship between art and science: "Boundaries and Meaning in Landscapes: From Science to Art and Back," conducted by Dr. Leonard Shlain and with the participation of Stephen Wirtz.
 	
Ariel Ruiz i Altaba has exhibited his art work internationally in private and museum collections in the USA and in Europe. He is also Jeantet Professor at the School of Medicine of the University of Geneva.

"Think Swiss" is a US-wide program on Education, Research and Innovation. The program is under the auspices of Presence Switzerland (PRS), the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. For further information visit the website www.thinkswiss.org.

location: swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, CA 94111
date: preview of the exhibit will take place September 19th, 6:00pm at swissnex
time: exhibit hours are 11:00am – 5:00pm
The September 19th event is free, but registration is mandatory. Send email to catherine.jean at swissnexsanfrancisco.org

More about swissnex: http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org

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