SAM Deep Dives with the University of Melbourne: The Dance Between Art and Science

Join Shepparton Art Museum for a new monthly series of talks and conversation, SAM Deep Dives with the University of Melbourne from September to November 2023.

Delving into the themes and ideas of current collection exhibition Dance Me to the End of Love, this series of lectures led by academics and researchers from the University of Melbourne investigates death, technology, poetry and society in three unique conversations prompted by works in the SAM Collection.

"The Dance Between Art and Science" 

Michael Arnold

DeathTech Research Team, University of Melbourne 

Michael Arnold of University of Melbourne's DeathTech team joins SAM with a commentary on Dance Me to the End of Love, delving into the intersectionality of art and science.

Exploring the academic research of DeathTech into death, technology and society and its inclusion of art, Arnold will bring his unique perspective to the exhibition to reflect on the relationship between art and reality.  

This is a dual delivery event. You are welcome to tune in either in person at Shepparton Art Museum or online via Zoom.

This event will be recorded.

PROGRAM PARTNER:

Penny Byrne, The Four Horsemen of the 21st Century Apocalypse, 2009. Shepparton Art Museum. Photo: Leon Schoots