In Praise Of Raw Data (exhibition), Salon, Margate

Result of an ongoing collaboration between artist Dr Melanie King and Dr Claudia Mignone at Salon in Margate

Open 12 noon - 4pm (Saturday and Sunday 12 noon - 6pm)

Opening Event: Thursday 27th February 2025, 6pm - 9pm with performance and sound curated by Clementine Blue.

This exhibition is a result of an ongoing collaboration between artist Dr Melanie King and Dr Claudia Mignone - an astronomer and science communicator at INAF - Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Rome.

This exhibition highlights the beauty of raw data artefacts resulting from cosmic interactions with telescope sensors. These features include over-exposed cores of stars which resemble black holes and six pointed stars which are an artefact of James Webb Space Telescope mirrors. In this project, King and Mignone have considered the construction of astronomical images and raw data artefacts that are often removed from astronomical images for public outreach purposes.

Mignone has experimented with digital astronomical imaging composites, in addition to multiple acetate images which are used to produce an installation in the gallery. The experimental printing processes and installations aim to draw attention to artefacts resulting from astronomical telescopes, in addition to the printing processes themselves.

This project comes out of Dr King’s practice-based PhD research "Ancient Light: Rematerialising The Astronomical Image”, which was completed at the Royal College of Art in June 2024. Dr Claudia Mignone has contributed to King’s doctoral research, and the duo have previously have worked together to produce artworks for the Waterman’s Art Centre and Central Saint Martins. This project is currently supported by Canterbury Christ Church University and Patreon Subscribers.

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