This week, I’ve visited two new photography exhibitions in London that challenged me to think about science in very different ways.
First up was at the Natural History Museum, which filled me with awe at the rare sight of fireflies lighting up the night sky, Nubian ibex at dusk in Israel (pictured above) and the spores of a parasol mushroom dispersing in a Greek forest. But since much of the natural world is under threat, prepare to be reminded of its fragility – and to leave with a desire to do more.
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On a very different spectrum, literally, is photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto’s at the Hayward Gallery. This showcases his most recent project, . Inspired by Isaac Newton, Sugimoto built a prism to split sunlight in New York and in Tokyo, then photographed the results. The red, blue and yellow in his images are striking, yet subtle. And the gallery is a good place to contemplate physics, photography and the inquisitive mind.
David Stock
Head of editorial video
London, UK
