Schoolchildren from Blackness and Forthill primary schools in Dundee will open a new exhibition at the Sensation science centre this weekend that is very much about themselves.

'The Scientific Art of Identity' represents the culmination of a five-day workshop at which the schoolchildren have been using a mix of art and science to focus on who we are and what we look like.

The project has been developed by internationally recognised artist Paul Goodrick, in association with the Centre for Professional Development at Duncan of Jordanstone College. Working alongside Paul with the schoolchildren and their teachers have been Angela Molloy, an artist/teacher, and Sue Parsons, a science teacher, both from Kent.

During the workshops the children have been exploring some of the many different things that give them identity, and looking closely at DNA structures and how these can be used to create self-portrait sculptures.

The children are from a Primary 5 class at Forthill and a Primary 6 class at Blackness.

The project is funded by a Pulse award from The Wellcome Trust, an initiative which aims to develop new ways of exploring science and engaging young people with complex and often emotive scientific issues. It is hoped that a teaching pack will also be produced from the week's activities, for distribution to schools throughout Scotland.

The exhibition will then be on show to the public at Sensation from Friday to the following Monday.

Notes for Editors

Paul Goodrick's work and previous educational and community projects can be found on his website www.thegreencube.co.uk

For more information contact:

Roddy Isles
Head of Press
University of Dundee
Nethergate Dundee, DD1 4HN
TEL: 01382 384910
E-MAIL: r.isles@dundee.ac.uk