When science meets art

Associate Professor in Medical Humanities Adam Bencard takes you on a tour of the exhibition “The World is in You” at Kunsthal Charlottenborg in Copenhagen, an example of the universe that can emerge when science and art interact. VP of Brand & Marketing at Aquaporin Ed Renner explains why Aquaporin has integrated art in its DNA and development, and Aslak Aamot Helm, Postdoc, Artist & Co-founder of Aquaporin’s art initiative Primer shares his thoughts on how art brings new perspectives and ways of thinking to the world of science.

Learn more about Primer here: https://aquaporin.com/company/primer/

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro to WATER x FUTURE podcast series
• 0:41 Intro to episode 7: "When science meets art"
• 2:33 Tour of the exhibition "The World is in You" at Kunsthal Charlottenborg with Adam Bencard, Associate Professor in Medical Humanity
• 6:37 Who is this exhibition for?
• 15:27 What is the purpose of the exhibition?
• 16:39 Welcome to Ed Renner, VP Brand & Marketing, Aquaporin
• 16:40 Why have Aquaporin integrated art in its headquarters?
• 17:35 What does art mean to you and your colleagues?
• 19:31 How do you see art in a communications perspective?
• 21:36 Welcome to Aslak Aamot Helm, KU Postdoc, Artist & Primer Co-founder
• 21:38 Can you introduce yourself?
• 22:02 What is Primer's role at Aquaporin?
• 22:41 What does Primer get from collaborating with Aquaporin?
• 25:05 What does Aquaporin get from the Primer collaborative?
• 27:09 What can the interaction between art and science achieve?
• 28:43 Reflections
• 28:58 Outro and intro to next episode