Combine popular science knowledge with art and humanistic activities, so that ordinary people can get closer to the scientific field through art.

? The combination of popular science knowledge and artistic humanities

? There have also been many activities in the world that combine popular science knowledge with art and humanities, bringing ordinary people closer to the scientific field through art. For example, since 200 1, the A×S Festival held regularly in Pasadena, California, USA has brought together scientists and artists from all over the world, and applied scientific principles and knowledge to interactive works, installation art and art exhibitions of humanities and arts for different popular science themes every year. Section A×S of 20 1 1 takes "fire" and "water" as the themes, and applies scientific principles in the fields of architecture, ceramics, arts and crafts, and even shows the feast of "fire" and "water" in the form of a concert.

? In 20 14, the theme of A×S Festival was "Curiosity" and the theme of popular international current affairs "Landing on Mars", which transformed the interesting popular science knowledge in space science such as the principle of space flight and the change of space material form into interactive installation art and outdoor art exhibition for the public to experience. Since 2007, Manchester Science Festival has been held every year in Britain. One of the themes of 20 15 is art and science. Through the cooperation between scientists and artists, we can interpret scientific phenomena in neurology, medicine and natural science, and present colorful and interesting modeling changes in the form of works of art.

? Application of popular science knowledge in science, technology and art

? Different from the rational thinking of introducing new knowledge into the science exhibition hall, artistic creation is based on perceptual demands, and the nature and attributes of the final exhibition are also quite different. People usually like science or art, two extreme interest choices. Science exhibitions are often criticized for their lack of aesthetic feeling, while works of art are often complained that they are difficult to understand. If the conflict between them can be balanced, it will certainly bring opportunities for cross-disciplinary cooperation between science and art. As far as the characteristics of scientific and artistic works are concerned, it is a common practice to apply new knowledge such as popular science knowledge and technology in artistic works.

? When works of art are presented to the public, it is often surprising that artists use simple principles such as physics, optics and mechanical force to operate. For example, the strandbeest series created by Dutch artist Theo Zhan Sen uses the seaside wind to drive the linkage joint structure with walking function to make the device move, and walks on the beach like a giant creature on a windy beach, forming a large-scale wind bionic power art work. The scientific principle contained in it (fluid mechanics applied to dynamic art) often becomes a living teaching material for learning knowledge, which is not only highly accepted by the public, but also widely publicized.

? Two engineers of NASA, David Delgado and Dan Goods, and Jason Climeau of KCA Studio, co-authored The Metamorphosis for 20 14 years to celebrate the completion of the Rosetta mission satellite project with the European Space Agency. The artificial satellite Rosetta successfully landed on the satellite named 67P/C-G, and completed the artistic works of dynamic sculpture by simulating the modeling of meteorites and the atmospheric state caused by the high temperature of the sun.

? The work was invited to be exhibited at the World Science Festival held in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York and the San Francisco Museum of Natural Science Exploration. During the day, it fell like a real meteorite on the exhibition site. At night, through the scientific and artistic installation of internal lighting and water mist, the mysterious atmosphere of meteorites is presented, and the scientific and artistic works of perfect combination of space meteorite popular science knowledge and public art are fully displayed.

? Xu Suzhu's Creation: Zen ── A "quiet and single-minded" creative meditation space. ? The FBI laboratory of Taipei University of the Arts, led by Professor Xu Suzhu, has been committed to applying science and technology to natural museums and cultural creativity. From 2009 to 20 1 1, we also carried out the three-year plan of "Zen"-"Research on Creative Meditation Space" of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and set up a "zero" on the spot, which made people feel empty physically and mentally and produced energy after concentration.

? Among them, the application of popular science knowledge in natural science and humanities is combined to complete the creative space works of meditation. For example, zen_Farm Zen Farm is made of heartbeat, water resources and fluid mechanics, emphasizing the concentration of "mood", using infrared heartbeat sensor to detect the stability of heartbeat as the kinetic energy of Zen Farm, aiming at guiding people to do exercises to calm their mood, and also reminding the world to cherish the natural environment and live in peace with everything with the concept of "a little water".

? For example, zen_ Fountain is made by using the gravity and inertia of water flow, designed with the concept of "Zen" combined with "spring", and collects rainwater as the spring source. Participants use their meditation behavior and meditation to control the size and shape of the fountain, which is an interactive public art of outdoor meditation that combines the concepts of environmental protection and energy saving. Its ultimate goal is to realize the idea of "pushing water with peace of mind and concentrating on heart", and it is a classic work that integrates natural science, humanities, meditation culture, science and technology with water. In the past, this series of works attracted many professors from European schools to take their students to learn the production of "science+interactive technology+humanities".

? Guanduguang Art Festival Popular Science Art Festival

? The Guandu Light Art Festival, planned by Professor Dai Jiaming, takes the principle of popular science of light as its theme and invites new media artists to create domestic works related to science and technology. According to the nature of the works, outdoor and indoor venues are selected for exhibitions in the campus of Taipei University of the Arts, so that people can enjoy the works of light art in the artistic environment and experience the mystery of the scientific principles used in them.

? Professor Dai Jiaming's "〈Playkid〉" works uses the waterproof and breathable characteristics of cloth to continuously send air through the air pump until the whole sculpture is filled with gas, and the excess gas will spread outward through the tissue gaps of the cloth to balance the internal pressure and will not burst. Because the gap size is larger than gas molecules, but smaller than water molecules, an inflatable device with waterproof effect can be formed. Once the gas stops, the shape will gradually shrink due to the weight of the fabric itself.

? "Blue Dream" mainly uses laser as a dialogue between two clock towers, and forms a light sculpture floating in the dark with the light interwoven in the air. With the unique optical characteristics of laser, the light is focused on a thin straight line. Whenever a medium passes through, it will produce clear and visible changes. For example, in rainy days, the light will flicker because of the rapid passage of water droplets in the sky.

? The "immediate effect of force and light" uses the intensity of "pressure" to interact with the lighting device, and synchronously transforms the "transmission of force" into the light and shadow effect appearing on the floor. Visitors can sit and press the lighting device like a chair or stool with their own weight. The greater the applied force, the stronger the illumination intensity of the device, and the larger the illumination area projected on the ground, the more obvious the effect.

? "Light Plant Project # 2" set a Mobius ring symbolizing infinite cycle on a big tree, connecting the two-dimensional curvatures of the front and back in series. Under the harmonious aura of gradual evolution, the light of science and technology is turned on, and plants are attached to symbiosis, which is also a discussion on the possession and deconstruction of a place belonging to natural life.

? Geometric gaps are compared with the non-existent geometry and the existing organic form in nature, and the short duration of light is grasped by gestalt theory, so that trees and devices are staggered, thus exploring the fleeting between space and gaps.

? Lin jingyou's "immediate effect" works. ? Popular activities such as popular science lectures and workshops.

? In addition to the exhibition activities, a website of popular science knowledge of each work has been built, and visitors can surf the Internet through their mobile phones to understand the relationship between the works and popular science applications. In order to correctly convey popular science knowledge, artists and education experts are invited to cooperate to design a learning list for children below primary and secondary schools to learn and use, which can be collected on site or downloaded and printed by teachers online.

? In addition to education experts, the senior high school teaching team that has been cooperating with Beijing Institute of Art for a long time, Yang Jingmei, a physics teacher who graduated from the Physics Department of Normal University and now teaches in middle schools, Lin Art teacher who is committed to promoting popular science education, and Lin Shuyu, a teacher who graduated from the Optoelectronic Department of University of Science and Technology Beijing, were also invited to participate in the cooperation. With the cooperation of art, science and education experts, we can design a website and introduce the popularization and learning of popular science knowledge in primary and secondary schools.

? The popular science art workshop promotes the infinite possibility of the participants' confrontation between science and art from the enlightenment and cognition of new media through the activities of combining popular science and art with light as the theme. Train participants to have basic knowledge and ability in the fields of video art, material art, interactive art and sound art. , improve practical skills and enhance aesthetic ability. Through experimental operation and creation, the ability of participants to apply scientific knowledge to artistic creation is enhanced and the creativity of participants is triggered.

? Take Lin Shuyu's "Sculpture of Light" workshop as an example. Besides the artist and the high school physics teacher, there are at least two assistants. The equipment prepared includes laser transmitter, mirror, hood, woodworking fixture and wood corner. In a playful way, imagine the laser as a passing path, set a reflector in space, and continue to a destination in space through the principle of optical reflection.

? In the "Sculpture of Light" workshop, the laser is imagined as a path through the game, and a reflector is set in space, which continues to a destination in space through the principle of optical reflection. (Image source; Lin Shuyu)? Popularization of science and the future of art

? Science exhibition is based on rational thinking of introducing new knowledge, while art exhibition is based on emotional appeal. Science exhibitions are often criticized for their lack of beauty, while art exhibitions are often complained that they are difficult to understand. How to buffer the conflict between them and carry out cross-disciplinary cooperation between science and art is the direction to be considered in the future. Taking Guanduguang Art Festival as an example, we have accumulated a lot of R&D and production experience in the process of co-production between teachers and students. At the same time, some students of our department participated in the production of exhibits, the construction of exhibitions, the production of cultural publicity and social media publicity during the implementation of the activities. Relevant practical experience can be used as a reference for interdisciplinary talent training activities in schools at all levels in the future.

? In addition, according to the way of holding workshops for ordinary people and senior high schools in China, we should implement the field practice of science and art, realize the combination of popular science communication and humanistic art spirit, provide equipment and resources for popular science art, and let the participating people and students create scientific and technological works on the spot to cultivate popular science creativity, artistic sensibility and teamwork ability. At the same time, using different kinds of media materials, let the public know the unique culture and aesthetic thinking of contemporary popular science art, bring more open creative expression, make the relationship between science and art closer, and make the popularization and application of popular science resources more diverse.

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