Heather Barnett is an artist interested in biological
systems and scientific processes. With interests
ranging across medicine, psychology, perception
and visualisation, projects have included microbial
portraiture, cellular wallpapers, performing cuttlefish
and edible installations.
She has exhibited widely in art galleries, science
museums and public spaces, including the V&A, and the Science Museum, and has work in the permanent
collection of The Wellcome Collection. She has been Artist in Residence in
diverse organisations including hospital pathology departments, satellite
mapping companies and museums, and has held Research Fellowships at the University
of Sussex (School of Life Sciences, Metamorphosis & Design ,
2003-4) and London School of Economics (Institute of Social Psychology, ReCollect ,
2006-8).
Recently Heather established micro-designs ,
a commercial arm for her microscopy inspired wallpaper
creations, you can see her Cellular Wallpapers
now on show in Selfridges. She is currently engaged
in a creative collaboration with slime mold and
leading an interdisciplinary art, science and parkour
project exploring fear and urban territory.
Heather lives and works in London, UK.
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