Beauties of science
SNSF Scientific Image Competition
Scientific endeavour patiently keeps adding to the growing body of knowledge. At the same time, science is a social practice performed by diverse individuals, each with their own unique perspective. What meaning can we ascribe to the beauty found in their work?
Every year, an international jury answers this question anew when it appraises the hundreds of works submitted to the SNSF Scientific Image Competition. The curated selection offers a visual cross-section of contemporary scientific practices, questioning our perception of science and beauty.
The competition categories
1. Object of study
2. Women and men of science
3. Locations and instruments
4. Videos
The 2023 jury
President
Mónica Bello, director of Arts at Cern (Switzerland)
Members
Tanja Gesell, biologist and artist, University of Vienna (Austria)
Emmanuelle Giacometti, director of L’Espace des Inventions (Switzerland)
Lars Lindemann, head of photography at GEO (Germany)
Alexander Sauer, photographer (Switzerland)
In collaboration with the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Award ceremony of the SNSF Competition : 11.5., 4pm (NMB)
Guided tour of the exhibition by Alexander Sauer, photographer, Scanderbeg Sauer (Zurich) : 27.5., 11.30am to 12.30pm (d/e) (NMB)
Thanks to a collaboration with the Ports Francs et Entrepôts de Genève SA, the SNSF Competition exhibition will be presented in their walls from 21.9 to 10.11.23.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri from 7.45-11.45am and from 1-5pm,
Route du Grand-Lancy 6a, 1227 Les Acacias.
© Francesca Angiolani Larrea, Maria Francesca Petrucci, Rafael Barmak, Jens Ingensand, Concours FNS d’images scientifiques | SNF-Wettbewerb für wissenschaftliche Bilder
