{"id":270,"date":"2026-10-13T08:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2026\/?post_type=exhibit2&#038;p=270"},"modified":"2026-11-07T09:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:27:15","slug":"kaleidoscope","status":"publish","type":"exhibit2","link":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2026\/persistence-works\/kaleidoscope\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaleidoscope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening Times: 6 &#8211; 15 Nov | Tuesday &#8211; Saturday (11am &#8211; 5pm) | Sunday (11am &#8211; 4pm)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location: Persistence Works (Yorkshire Art Space), 21 Brown St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield, S1 2BS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the exhibit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaleidoscope (n. a group of butterflies) is an interactive exhibit created by artists Paul Evans and Jon Harrison, informed by the work of Dr Andrew Parnell and Dr Nicola Nadeau. You are invited to create your own colourful butterfly to join the exhibit\u2019s flock, while learning about conservation and the complex science behind these creatures\u2019 structural colours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drop-In Workshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>7th &amp; 14th November | 11am &#8211; 3pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join artists Paul Evans and Jon Harrison, and scientists Nicola Nadeau and Andrew Parnell to get creative and crafting while learning about iridescence and exploring the cutting-edge research taking place at the boundary between physics and biology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create your own butterfly that will join the flock and become part of the <em>Kaleidoscope<\/em> exhibit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to learn more about Kaleidoscope?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to our podcast as Dr Andrew Parnell and Dr Nicola Nadeau join artist Paul Evans to discuss the science behind butterfly colours, their creative collaboration and how they brought the installation to life.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/68PHHKufN6W80b5N2Kt2Yj?utm_source=generator&#038;si=2f77f1e1d8c5499b\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unweavingtherainbow.org\/\">Research Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sheffield.ac.uk\/mps\/people\/all-academic-staff\/andrew-parnell\">Dr Andrew Parnell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sheffield.ac.uk\/biosciences\/people\/academic-staff\/nicola-nadeau\">Dr Nicola Nadeau<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pkevans.co.uk\/\">Paul Evans<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonharrison.com\/about\">Jon Harrison<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":185,"template":"","events_category":[],"class_list":["post-270","exhibit2","type-exhibit2","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - 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