Vital Signs 2012 New York Hall of Science Exhibition

Melissa Belli was one of the twenty artist selected for Vital Signs 2012, the 14th annual, Art-Science Exhibition at the New York Hall of Science, September 4, 2012 to February 3, 2013.  The exhibition was organized by Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.

Vital Signs 2012, Website Introduction

“For many artists of the 21st century, the Internet’s rich supply of public domain images of living organisms (animals, including humans and insects; plants, and even bacteria) has dramatically affected the degree to which biology inspires art. Powerful scientific imaging tools have opened a new aesthetic “window” on what previously could only be seen after a subject’s death and dissection. Additionally, our global “information super-highway” has revolutionized public access to scientific research data and to its researchers. The bold field of live bio-art is gaining practitioners as university labs open their doors to artistic investigations and experiments. More recently, scientific funding agencies are requiring that scientists share their current research in more publicly accessible and engaging ways, and this is creating a new avenue for artists to collaborate on visual projects and art-science exhibitions”.