Artist Anna Dumitriu crocheting an artwork inspired by bacteria; part of School Flora at Varndean School. Image, courtesy of the artist.

The giant one-day art installation will take over the whole school, and it involved almost all students and staff. The artworks are based on the laboratory findings of bacteria collected in the school and include the following:

• performances and interventions
• sculptures - e.g. a table carved with the bacteria found on it.
• animation and video projects
• wallpapers on all school computers
• music composed using mathematical formulas found in the bacteria
• artworks in the landscape of the school grounds
• bacterial food

Varndean students working with Anna Dumitriu in School Flora. Image, courtesy the artist

Anna Dumitriu is an award-winning artist with an international reputation. Recently selected for the prestigious European-wide e-MobiLArt project, she worked closely with science students at Varndean for this event.

Find out more about the project:
Anna's website - www.annadumitriu.com
More about Normal Flora online - www.normalflora.co.uk
Discover more about the school - www.varndean.co.uk

More event details:
SCHOOL FLORA (NORMAL FLORA)
July 15 2008, 5.30pm-7.30pm, Varndean School, Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NP
Entrance - free, tours and microbially-inspired refreshments available!