The Hite Lobby in the Misciagna Family Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona will be home to the sculpture “Biomachine” by Daryl Bradford and Talley Fisher of Huck SciArts for the next academic year.
ALTOONA, Pa. — The Hite Lobby in the Misciagna Family Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona will be home to the sculpture “Biomachine” by Daryl Branford and Talley Fisher of Huck SciArts for the next academic year.
“Biomachine” is a collaboration between artists and researchers that offers a glimpse into the microscopic world of viruses and is a reaction to how humanity must learn to coexist with them.
Daryl Branford is the director of Science-Art Initiatives at the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences. He incorporates 3D visualization, spatial design, sound synthesis and live performance to bring research to life. He investigates the vast and often untapped patterns inherent in scientific data and translates these into interactive user experiences and 3D visual/sonic representations. These fully immersive encounters offer new ways to understand and interpret data. In turn, he uses the data as a framework to expand the capabilities of technology, art and design to communicate scientific concepts, creating a symbiotic relationship between art and science.
Talley Fisher is the senior research artist for Huck SciArt, a dual position with the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences and the Institute of Energy and the Environment at Penn State. Her work involves collaboration with scientists, researchers, and staff within the Penn State community to design, develop, and implement projects that represent scientific research and advancements through the visual arts. Fisher’s sculptures simultaneously reflect her wild admiration for nature and an innate appreciation for materials and machines, the literal nuts and bolts, which allow her to push the limits of imagination in every piece she creates.
The galleries are open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For further information, call the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at 814-949-5452.
