Published on the 4th July 2014 by ANSTO Staff
Up to 50 Sutherland Shire knitters of all ages and skill levels descended on Lucas Heights on Friday to create knitted neurons, as part of a national art project about mind and brain health.
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Participants were part of a several month long, Australia-wide effort to knit enough neurons to make the world’s largest fabric brain, and inspire people to get interested in science.
Neural Knitworks is being run by the Southern Sydney Science Hub - a partnership between ANSTO, the Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre and Sutherland Shire Council.
The project is about keeping people’s minds sharp, teaching them about science and having a bit of fun in the meantime.
Participants knit, crochet and weave individual neurons that will be combined into a huge neural network exhibition – a soft, textile brain installation being created by artists Pat Pillai and Rita Pearce.
That big brain will become a travelling art exhibition, which will traverse the nation starting from Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre during National Science Week in August.
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