BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:iCalendar-Ruby BEGIN:VEVENT LAST-MODIFIED:20070912T131551 SEQUENCE:0 ORGANIZER:Science Museum DTEND:20071125T180000 UID:2008-07-05T17:02:00-0400_271311805@socialweb1 DESCRIPTION:*_From milking cows to black holes: Science Museum premieres � �In my own time’ by artist Grace Weir_* \n \n_A new exhibition\, by celeb rated artist filmmaker Grace Weir and inspired by humankind’s measurement \, experience and understanding of time\, opens at the Science Museum in Lo ndon on 2 October 2007._ \n \nIn my own time is a collection of four new fi lms exploring time – from the subjective experience to measured clock tim e – initiated during an eight week artists’ residency at St John’s Co llege\, Oxford. During this period Grace Weir investigated black holes\, n otions of time and light\, Einstein’s theory of relativity\, the possible changing relationship between clocks and the planets and philosophical ide as surrounding our understanding of the planet. The resultant films explor e how we construct\, rationalise and experience time. The free exhibition opens to the public on 2 October and runs until 25 November 2007. \n \nVi sitors to the exhibition can view the high-definition films ‘Picture of t he floating world’\, a depiction of the passing moment\; signature work � ��In my own time’\, which explores ideas surrounding event time and our p erceptions of place\; and ‘A deep field for the time deaf’ and ‘A lit tle bit of unknown’ which both draw on the unanswered questions in space time concerning galaxies and black holes. (For further detail\, see editor notes) \n \nGrace Weir\, who has previously represented Ireland at the Veni ce Biennale\, said\, “My work attempts to align a lived experience of the world with scientific knowledge and theory. Einstein’s theory of relati vity\, and its redefined perceptions of ‘space-time’\, initiated my int erest in exploring how space and time are fundamental to personal identity and constructions of reality. I am fascinated by the concept of time – t he different ways we measure our temporal existence\, from clock time to ev ent time\, and how new discoveries in theoretical physics continually shift our understanding of time. I hope that visitors to the exhibition will le ave with a more complex sense of time\, of the connection between the conce pt of one’s self as a being in time\, and the sense of one’s life as a narrative.” \n \nHannah Redler\, Head of Science Museum Arts Projects\, a dded\, “Weir’s exceptional work expands the viewer’s understanding of scientific theory whilst retaining a powerful poetry\, beauty and conceptu al integrity. Grace Weir is a great artist for Science Museum Arts Project s to work with. Although science and processes of science are her subjects\ , her perspective is firmly that of an artist investigating the world arou nd her\, and her work is as much involved with the qualities and structure of film-making as it is with science. As with all our arts projects\, In m y own time offers viewers new ways of thinking about the impact of science within a wider cultural context\, presents a new opportunity for people to encounter contemporary art\, and inspires a new perspective with which to v iew the museum’s related collections.” \n \n SUMMARY:In my own time - Grace Weir DTSTART:20071002T100000 CREATED:20070912T130832 DTSTAMP:20080705T170200 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR