February 12, 2013
Toronto, ON - A unique art exhibit about brain science is on display at the Ontario Science Centre’s Idea Gallery. Sixty textile-art banners created by students at OCAD University depict the complex brain science at Baycrest’s world-renowned Rotman Research Institute (RRI). The Brain Lane exhibit features the artwork of second-year students studying fibre arts and textile design, who collaborated with RRI cognitive scientists. The students used a variety of techniques to create their banners, incorporating photography, computer-generated graphics, textiles, block printing, silk screening and watercolour painting to create artistic interpretations of the scientists’ research.
By blending art with science, the travelling exhibit will help raise the profile of Baycrest’s research in aging, in a way that is unique and accessible to the public. Brain Lane runs at the Ontario Science Centre from February 9 to April 15.
For more information about this press release, please contact:
Steph Parrott, Public Affairs
Baycrest Health Sciences
416-785-2432, ext.5724
sparrott@baycrest.org