I
read an interesting article in one of the Facebook science groups I follow this
morning. You can read it by
clicking here
Basically
Science Gallery London in conjunction with Science Gallery Melbourne have
opened calls for submissions for a new international art exhibition called ‘BLOOD’.
Themes for installations include blood-borne medical conditions,
genetics, blood testing and blood doping for sport. They’re interested in
proposals addressing or exploring some of the following themes and topics:
- Taboo –
surrounding menstruation, ritual behaviour or activities involving blood,
food created from blood
- Stigma –
associated with living with blood borne viruses such as HIV, or other
genetic conditions affecting blood.
- Giving –
donating blood to strangers, placenta donation, the connection between a
mother and foetus
- Identity – blood
type, associations with racial identity, mixed race, family, chimeras,
human/animal hybrids, and eugenics
- Health –
diseases of the blood, immunity. Blood testing and the future of blood
based testing etc.
- Sport – Drugs
and sport, blood doping.
I
suspect it won’t actually be much relevance to my CPD activities, but I shall
keep an eye out… you never know…
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