Tour timeline
September 2016
Sheffield Cathedral
Sheffield Cathedral
METABOLON was installed at Sheffield Cathedral as part of Festival of the Mind 2016. The installation was viewed by 9,687 people and had an online audience of 136,558 (website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube) during the exhibition period.
"Collaboration between artists + scientists = genius."
- Audience member
October 2018 to January 2019
20-21 Visual Arts Centre
20-21 Visual Arts Centre
The first venue where Aegis was unveiled. The exhibition was viewed by 7,468 visitors. There were five school engagement sessions with 179 students, and 13 informal learning sessions with 157 participants.
On the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre social media channels, the exhibition had 19,679 impressions.
"This was an excellent exhibition for us, combining striking and engaging artworks with science and technology. The installations worked beautifully with the space and the team from METABOLON were professional, knowledgeable and highly-skilled, it was a pleasure working with them.
"The artworks were a fantastic compliment to our first STE(A)M education conference, and have also led to further discussions about projects crossing art and science, including further potential collaboration with the University of Sheffield in presenting works commissioned for Festival of the Mind. It has also led indirectly to us working with the University of Sheffield on a programme of work placements funded by Research England and the Office for Students in 2021."
- Dominic Mason, Exhibition Manager (2021)
January to March 2019
Hartlepool Art Gallery
Hartlepool Art Gallery
The stunning Hartlepool Art Gallery hosted METABOLON, Aegis and One Sunny Day.
7,281 visitors visited METABOLON and Aegis, including 49 school pupils, 30 students from the Northern School of Art and 22 members of the public for an evening guided tour. On social media the exhibition had a reach of 13,415 people.
"I thought the exhibition was very inspiring. It was educational, thought provoking and showed a high amount of textile skill and imagination."
- Caroline Shilson, Cultural Officer
June 2019
Cheltenham Science Festival
Cheltenham Science Festival
17,019 visitors saw Aegis in the Discovery Zone and 14,183 visitors visited METABOLON in the Cyber Zone at Cheltenham Science Festival.
"The METABOLON and Aegis artworks helped the festival shift to a more creative and immersive experience. The artworks were highlights at the 2019 festival, creating a more audience friendly Discovery Zone.
"METABOLON in the Cyber Zone made the space much more colourful and accessible. It was wonderful to work with Seiko, Nate and Darren, and we are now looking to work with more artists in the future."
- Dr Marieke Navin, Head of Programmes at Cheltenham Science Festival
September 2019
Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
Aegis had a homecoming exhibition at the Millennium Galleries as part of the University of Sheffield's Pop Up University Weekend. The event attracted 1,484 people over three days.
August 2020
Victoria Works Art Centre
Victoria Works Art Centre
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, touring to venues in 2020 was impossible. To complete our Arts Council England grant we installed Aegis at Victoria Works Arts Centre to produce a video archive of the work. In addition the piece was used to create a special atmosphere for the lockdown Circus-Science show 'Physical Education'.