Arts AdminArts Admin2009 sees the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of the Species. Artsadmin joined up with DVDance and Channel 4 to commission eight artists’ films inspired by Darwin, four of which were broadcast on Channel 4’s Three Minute Wonders series between 11 & 14 February.
Lemn Sissay (9 Feb)
Graeme Miller (10 Feb)
Lucy Cash (11 Feb)
Curious (12 Feb)
(all at 7.55pm)
The films - by Ackroyd and Harvey, Bobby Baker, Anne Bean, Lucy Cash, Curious, Graeme Miller, Henry Montes and Lemn Sissay – each explored Darwin and his legacy from a very different perspective. Ranging from Emma Darwin’s remedies for her sick husband or Darwin’s worms, to the genetics of red hair and Darwin’s ‘thinking path’ in the grounds of Down House, Darwin Originals will be unorthodox, political, humorous and unexpected.
The films will be screened at venues, museums and festivals in the UK and abroad throughout 2009. Darwin Originals was funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.
Darwin Films
Darwin Originals postcard set
- ArtsadminA set of nine postcards, one from each of the eight Darwin Originals films plus a series card. Send to friends or keep as souveniers.
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