Plankton as an artistic subject
What do tiny aquatic organisms have to do with art? This guided tour of the exhibition at the Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich explores how the Swiss artist Hugo Suter (1943–2013) used plankton from Lake Hallwil in the canton of Aargau as the starting point for a fascinating body of work.
Through selected artworks, you will gain insights into the artist’s creative practice and discover how he transformed forms and structures found in nature into art. The tour also reveals the role that scientific methods and instruments played in his artistic process.
The exhibition invites you to look at plankton from a new perspective and explore the surprising connections between art and science. Look forward to fascinating insights into the work of an artist who drew inspiration from the beauty and diversity of the microscopic world.
Plankton as an artistic subject
August 30 @ 13:00 - 13:45
What do tiny aquatic organisms have to do with art? This guided tour of the exhibition at the Graphische Sammlung ETH Zürich explores how the Swiss artist Hugo Suter (1943–2013) used plankton from Lake Hallwil in the canton of Aargau as the starting point for a fascinating body of work.
Through selected artworks, you will gain insights into the artist’s creative practice and discover how he transformed forms and structures found in nature into art. The tour also reveals the role that scientific methods and instruments played in his artistic process.
The exhibition invites you to look at plankton from a new perspective and explore the surprising connections between art and science. Look forward to fascinating insights into the work of an artist who drew inspiration from the beauty and diversity of the microscopic world.
