Leonardo Announcement

Minimal Landscapes

Exhibition and Roundtable Discussion
swissnex, San Francisco, CA

Minimal Landscapes: An exhibit of the work of Ariel Ruiz i Altaba
Wednesday, September 19th to Friday, October 12th, 2007, (open 11AM - 5PM)

"Boundaries and Meaning in Landscapes: From Science to Art and Back" moderated by Leonard Shlain, with Stephen Wirtz, John Hearst, Piero Scaruffi, Rudolf Frieling, and Tami Spector.
Wednesday, September 19th (registration required, see below)

This event is sponsored by Think Swiss and co-sponsored by the Leonardo Scientists Working Group.

As part of Think Swiss - Brainstorm the future swissnex kindly invites you to visit an exhibit presenting a series of 15 prints from 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.

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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 - Brainstorm the future 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 http://www.thinkswiss.org

Location: swissnex, 730 Montgomery Street, CA 94111
Dates: September 19 - October 12, 2007
Hours: 11:00AM - 5.00PM (The September 19th roundtable begins at 6:00 pm)

The exhibition is free, but you must register for the roundtable discussion on September 19th. Send email to: catherine.jean@swissnexsanfrancisco.org

http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org