Images from Science
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IFS has returned to Rochester and is on exhibit at Bausch and Lomb World Headquarters The collection has wound its way back from its overseas jaunt and after its stop at LSU it has now arrived back in Rochester. It is slightly the worse for wear but still in quite respectable condition. Several photographs of it's current venue, the Bausch and Lomb Gallery, are available below. They were made by Eugene Kowaluk of the UofR's Laboratory for Laser Energetics. There was a gala opening on February 03, 2006 at the gallery. The exhibition wil remain on view from Monday-Friday between 6am and 7pm and on Saturdays from 8am to 2pm until the end of April 2006. It is slated for exhibition at the IS&T National meeting that is coming to Rochester in May 2006. Click on each of the buttons to see the exhibition venue and state of the exhibition.
Andrew Davidhazy - February 8, 2006 13:24:45 PM EST
IFS back from Europe and now at LSU I'm attaching several photos of the Images from Science exhibition currently on displa in our library. As you'd mentioned to Dee Jones, the labels for each item had become a bit dog-eared, so we reprinted them, and will include the reprinted versions when we return the exhibit. In addition to displaying Images from Science in our library, we also publicized it one morning during our monthly display in the lobby of the Biomedical Research Institute. Click on each of the buttons to see the exhibition venue and state of the exhibition.
Sincerely,
Michael Watson, Associate Director, LSU Health Sciences Center Library, Shreveport, LA - January 9, 2006 2:16:34 PM EST
IFS on exhibit at La Coruna - Spain Not much to report about this but the colection was exhibitied in conjunction with an international Visual Literacy conference from the middle to the end of August, 2005 after having been in Puerto Rico for a month long exhibition after its Harvard stint. Click on the button below to see a photograph of how part of the exhibition looked like at the La Coruna venue.
Andrew Davidhazy - Friday, August 26, 2005 14:09:09 -0900
IFS on exhibit at Harvard University Here are a few pix of the IFS exhibit. It went up on Feb. 2nd. We have had nothing but positive reactions to the exhibit. The director of the Center wants to know if we can purchase the exhibit as a whole. I don't know if that is possible but we'll explore things in greater detail. Also, another option he had in mind was to have a survey of the employee's favorite images and purchase the top five. I guess in that case we will contact the photographer directly. Let me know what you think. I am still working on the people at the Ecotarium. We'll keep the exhibit as long as its available. Our New England chapter of the BCA is trying to put together a reception/mtg to show off the images too. Click on these icons to see photographs of the installation.
Kristen Toohey Research Photographer, NE Primate Ctr., Harvard University - Thursday, April 09, 2005 08:43:00 -0900
IFS shown at Swedish National Medical Convention The exhibition was successfully shown at the Swedish National Medical Convention in Goteborg Sweden in the first week of November at the Svenska Massan. This conference was attended by more than 25,000 medical professionals. All feedback that was shared was very positive Click on these icons to see photographs of the installation.
Staffan Larsson, Special Adviser in Medical Imaging, Innovation & Medical Informatics/C2-04, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden - Wednesday, January 10, 2005 05:55:45 -0600
IFS makes an appearance at J&J in New Brunswick Early in June 2004 the exhibition was installed at the World Headquarters of the Johnson and Johnson Corporation located in New Brunswick, NJ. It was reviewd by Jim Boyle of the Princeton Packet Newspaper and appeared also on the online version of the paper. The photographs will remain there until July 12 and will then travel on to the College of DuPage in Chicago. Select Packet Online to read the review.
Andrew Davidhazy - Friday, June 11, 2004 07:56:32 -0900
IFS continues its travels in the Netherlands Dear Michael, The exhibition is traveling in the Netherlands and the second location is the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam and Peter and I send you some pictures about it. The next location is in Rotterdam and after that its going to Germany in Hanover. Click on buttons to see visual samples of where and how this exhibition was installed in Amsterdam.
Cees Hersbach & Peter Lowie Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Wed, 18 Feb, 09:24:17 -0500
The Exhibition, Version II, exhibited in the Netherlands Dear Michael, The exhibition was shown in the Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem from November 07th until November 15th. We hung it in a corridor that connects important parts of the building; around lunchtime it is always quite crowded there. Before that I translated all of the captions, which is a hell of a job to do. We got many nice responses to the exhibition, from NVMAC members as well as many others. At the NVMAC meeting many of those present let us know they were interested to have the exhibition in their hospital too. We also have a response from a school to show the exhibition on the day of their education-marathon in February 2004. Greetings from, Caty & Michel Wijn
Click on buttons to see visual samples of where and how this second version of the exhibition was presented.
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Caty Wijn, caty@foto-wijn.nl - Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:35:14 -0500
The Images from Science Exhibition has gone international and was featured at the Lennart Nilsson Conference held in Stockholm Sweden October 9-11, 2003. A photograph of the installation is available HERE and one of Lennart Nilsson viewing the exhibit HERE
The conference was attended by 140 delegates and the show received very positive feedback. In fact, it was invited to be shown in Amsterdam at the Academic Medical Center for display. It will travel throughout the Netherlands for the next 3 months.
Michael Peres - Thursday, November 6, 2003 at 10:11:53 (EST)
From New York Hall of Science Marcia Rudy says: We are enjoying the Images from Science exhibition. The show is supposed to end November 30 - we could keep it up for another week. I am attaching some images of the show in our Technology Gallery. Best, Marcia
Photo Number One and in Photo Number Two and finally in Photo Number Three
Michael Peres <mrppph@rit.edu> - Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 16:13:32 (EST)
From: Arizona Health Sciences Center The exhibit arrived in splendid condition and it has been installed as shown in these two photographs. Photo Number One and in Photo Number Two. The exhibition is slated for a formal inauguration and as soon as we receive "candids" of that event we will share them with you all here.
Michael Peres <mrppph@rit.edu> - Wednesday, August 26, 2003 at 08:13:32 (EST)
"SPIE ANNUAL MEETING 2003 - A successful week in San Diego. Final attendance for the week of the Symposium on Optical Science and Technology was 5300. SPIE's Annual Meeting was welcomed back to San Diego with a strong, enthusiastic turnout. Among the highlights: A display of stunning photographs from the world of optics was shown in the exhibit hall." !!!! See the SPIE reference to the exhibition following this link
Check out three views of the exhibit installed from 3-8 August 2003 here, here and here.
From San Diego the exhibition traveled to Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson.
a davidhazy <andpph@rit.edu> - Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 16:47:45 (EST)
Read a review about the exhibition that appeared in Leonardo Digital Reviews at: http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/reviews/mar2003/IMAGES_ione.html
michael peres <mrppph@rit.edu>
- Wednesday, July 21, 2003 at 14:45:54 (EST)
The exhibition was featured in The Picture Professional magazine. You can see the four pages as separate GIF files by selecting the pages in turn:
Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4
michael peres <mrppph@rit.edu>
- Wednesday, July 21, 2003 at 14:31:28 (EST)
The show is traveling again. After its Chicago visit(1/24/2003 - 4/7/2003), it will be going to the Allen Chapman Center Gallery at the Univeristy of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma for a 2 week stint before it returns to RIT, where it will be exhibited as part of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences' 100th Anniversary celebration
michael peres <mrppph@rit.edu>
- Wednesday, February 26, 2003 at 15:12:27 (EST)
A short TV spot that was recorded in October with David Malin can be seen at http://www.rit.edu/news/?p=video
Michael Peres <mrppph@rit.edu>
- Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at 15:34:33 (EST)
We received the following comment from the Peggy Noebart Nature Museum in Chicago where the exhibition is currently hanging: "The show looks great we have been getting only positive feedback. I have attached two photos of the show hope you enjoy... Dawn" The photographs are available for downloading at the following website: ../..//IFS/Photos/
Andrew Davidhazy <andpph@rit.edu>
RIT, NY US - Monday, January 27, 2003 at 14:03:41 (EST)
We have made available online several movies of the exhibition as it looked when it was installed in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences Photo Gallery. You can find these movie files at: ../..//IFS/Movies/
Michael Peres <mrppph@rit.edu>
Rochester, NY USA - Monday, January 27, 2003 at 11:05:32 (EST)
There is a brief description of the show which is currently at the Peggy Noebart Nature Museum in Chicago http://www.naturemuseum.org/museum/extemp.html#images
michael peres <mrppph@rit.edu>
rochester, NY 14623 - Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 21:31:40 (EST)
Images from Science is reviewed on page 70 of the Jan/Feb 2003 issue of American Scientist Magazine. Images from David Ring and Amanda Rebbechi are featured in print. Congratulations! get a PDF copy HERE
Amelia <ahfwml@rit.edu>
Rochester, NY USA - Thursday, January 02, 2003 at 09:50:30 (EST)
The Images from Science exhibition/book was recently selected by this author for special recognition. Check out #5 michael peres ifs, co-organizer dec 19,2002
The Top Ten Books I¹d like to See Under the Tree
Camera Arts Magazine, Dec/Jan 2003, http://www.cameraarts.com/
Michael More
Integrity Times Ten
Most books exist to make money, secure an author¹s reputation, or persuade us about a cause. But these ten photo books lack any ulterior purpose. Their creators (writers, editors and designers as well as photographers) have made great effort to offer us something we would never have otherwise.
Together these books-an original history, a pile of snapshots, stunning science photos, a private journal, a brilliant critical study, and the rest-²suggest the scope of the ³camera arts² All were published in 2002. Any would make a fine gift for a perceptive, receptive reader.
5 - Images from Science (Cary Graphic Arts Press, , $19.99)
Images from Science: is a catalog of 58 photos from an exhibit at the Rochester Institute of Technology, created by two professors there, Michael Peres and Andrew Davidhazy.
They started with a $17,000 budget and the ambition to produce an exhibit, a website and a catalog that would prove ³that science has much to contribute to the world of the artist and that aesthetic sensibilities are vital in creating and comprehending images from science.²
Did they ever succeed! Scientists from all over the world submitted pictures that are delightful, gorgeous, and instructive.
These include a color micrograph of a transparent pregnant flea, a photo of a white blood cell attacking a group of bacteria, a sequence that translates the surface of the human brain into patterns of electronic circuits, dazzling views of stars, and dozens of other subjects. The captions are models of clarity. The catalog comes with a plastic lenticular screen, a rigid plastic card with fine lines. When you look through it at the messy illustration of a ³Protein-DNA complex² on page 44, a 3-D picture suddenly reveals its elegant spiraling structure.
The quotation above is from a exhibit¹s comprehensive and comprehensible overview essay by Dr. David Malin from the
Anglo-Australian Observatory in Melbourne.
And for once a website matches a book. Go to and see why this exhibit is so unusual and worthwhile.
michael peres <mrppph@rit.edu>
rochester, ny USA - Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 09:35:07 (EST)
Well, now that the original, physical, exhibition in the school's Photo gallery has closed we hope that this web based legacy of the project will continue to amaze, instruct and delight visitors to this website for years to come. The 59 prints, mounted on 22x22 inch foam core boards and laminated for protection, have been stored but are available to qualified parties for exhibition. Contact Michael Peres or myself if you are associated with an organization that may be interested in hosting them sometime in the future.
Andrew Davidhazy <andpph@rit.edu>
Rochester, NY USA - Monday, November 25, 2002 at 14:11:34 (EST)
I was just told the exhibition was extended and may still be open. If so, please reply at the address above and let me know. Am really hoping this is the case, such a stunning exhibition needs a longer running venue.
Barbara Day <bday@rochester.rr.com>
Rochester, NY USA - Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 14:20:57 (EST)
Thanks so much for bringing this exhibition together and to my attention. I will be sharing it with my 5th graders who I am sure will have lots to comment about. Especially the superb astronomical photographs. Amazing! SB
Suzanne Bartok <angel_10@optoline.net>
Queens, NY USA - Monday, November 04, 2002 at 13:48:04 (EST)
The exhibition catalogue is now for sale at Amazon.com. Title search under: "Images from Science: An Exhibition".
Amelia <ahfwml@rit.edu>
Rochester, NY USA - Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 09:20:53 (EST)
amazing site keep it up best luck
gk7 <yahoogk7@rediff.com>
ahmedabad, india - Sunday, October 27, 2002 at 10:07:39 (EST)
Thank you for the very special 'gift'!
Carolyn Hilarski <cxhgsw@rit.edu>
Rochester, NY USA - Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 05:04:35 (EDT)
Michael, This was the best collection of images from science I have ever seen. The team behind it made an extraordinary work putting it all together. The quality of the work presented clearly shows that image processing and presentation is an essential part of science. The knowledge and skill represented in each and every one of the presented images is something that should be spread throughout the scientific community. My sincere congratulations to an extraordinary exhibition.
Lars Brandén <brandenl@mskcc.org>
New York, NY USA - Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at 13:14:29 (EDT)
My thanks go out to Michael, Andy and Amelia and everyone else involved in this exciting project. I'm proud to be a part of it!
Gary Michalec <gary.michalec@med.va.gov>
Minneapolis, MN USA - Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 12:53:14 (EDT)
A must see. One of the best shows I have ever seen. You did a great job Michael, Andy and Amelia. Thanks Tom
Thomas Bednarek <tbednare@utmb.edu>
Galveston, TX USA - Monday, October 14, 2002 at 10:33:23 (EDT)
A wonderous ensemblation of science as we have never seen before. Kudos abound.
T.M. Fox <Xyber182@yahoo.com>
Rochester, NY America - Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 20:41:18 (EDT)
Andrew - Michael - Amelia, Thank you so much for this opportunity to show our work. Although we reach millions of viewers with our images and our website, there are few precious occasions that we get to stand next to our work and meet some of the people that it was meant to reach. What a completely fulfilling and inspiring event. Thanks so much for hosting it. Sincerely, Lisa Frattare on behalf of myself, Keith Noll and Zolt Levay, Hubble Heritage Team, STScI
Lisa Frattare <frattare@stsci.edu>
Baltimore, MD USA - Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 20:37:51 (EDT)
Phenomenal images: Nature is wonderful but it takes the talents of great photographers to create images such as these. I just wish I was at the opening to see the real prints. I can hardly wait for the next exhibit! Marshall
Marshall Tyler <MTyler@TwinChimney.com>
Mocksville, NC USA - Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 19:22:30 (EDT)
Congratulations RIT for bringing together this unique exhibition. It is a delight to the scientific as well as the creative intellect.
Ricardo Martinez Sagaz, < rms_mx@guadalajara.edu.mx>
Guadalajara, Mexico - Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 19:02:15 (EDT)
What a wonderful celebration of scientific and creative accomplishment! I wish I could see the photographs in person - might the show travel this way sometime? Tony
Anthony Davidson <ant01@hotmail.com>
Spokane, CA USA - Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 19:01:38 (EDT)