Heather Barnett takes a scientific approach to making art. Collaborating with pathologists, geneticists and microbiologists, she has conducted extensive research into the worlds of human and plant biology to provide the hypothesis for her installations. Investigating these fields from an artist's perspective frees her from the necessity to discover a definitive, scientific result. Her work is as much about the visual and aesthetic qualities of the experiment, and its social implications, as it is about scientific fact.
'Rooted in Time and Motion' pays homage to great moments of scientific inspiration and in particular the work of Sir Isaac Newton. On a scientific level, it examines the notion of gravity, time and motion, from the growth of a single mustard seed to the planetary movement in our solar system. The walls are patterned with germinating seeds that work through their entire life cycle during the exhibition; the roots pulled down by gravity (geotropism) and the shoots searching for light (phototropism).
As an experience, the 'living room' offers an environment for quiet contemplation. Visitors are invited to take off their shoes and walk on the fresh grass or lie down and gaze at a framed view of the sky. One might meditate upon the natural phenomena of time and motion, or the domestication of the botanical world, or simply kick back and think of nothing at all.
Heather Barnett is a visual artist whose work incorporates installation and photographic and digital imaging. She lives and works in London.
'Rooted in Time and Motion' pays homage to great moments of scientific inspiration and in particular the work of Sir Isaac Newton. On a scientific level, it examines the notion of gravity, time and motion, from the growth of a single mustard seed to the planetary movement in our solar system. The walls are patterned with germinating seeds that work through their entire life cycle during the exhibition; the roots pulled down by gravity (geotropism) and the shoots searching for light (phototropism).
As an experience, the 'living room' offers an environment for quiet contemplation. Visitors are invited to take off their shoes and walk on the fresh grass or lie down and gaze at a framed view of the sky. One might meditate upon the natural phenomena of time and motion, or the domestication of the botanical world, or simply kick back and think of nothing at all.
Heather Barnett is a visual artist whose work incorporates installation and photographic and digital imaging. She lives and works in London.
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