We’re excited to host this workshop facilitated by Nucleation Lab and artist, Imogen Hero.
Event details:
This workshop consists of two sessions.
Session 1: Sample collection and cultivation
Date: 25th June 2026
Location: ASCUS Lab, Summerhall, Edinburgh
Time: 18:30 - 20:00
Ages: 16+
Session 2: Imaging
Date: 2nd July 2026
Location: ASCUS Lab, Summerhall, Edinburgh
Time: 18:30 - 19:15
Ages: 16+
Tickets: £8 / £4 concession (covers both sessions)
About the Workshop Facilitators
Imogen Hero:
Working as a bio-photographic artist, Imogen Hero’s process is a combination of science and art. Grounded in her expertise with analogue techniques, she explores scientific themes with a primary focus on the nonhuman, engaging with this to challenge anthropocentric perspectives which often dominate our understanding of reality. She has developed a unique bio-photographic approach in collaboration with ASCUS Art and Science Lab which allows nonhuman subjects to influence and collaborate in the artistic process by cultivating fungi and bacteria onto photographic film emulsion, leaving their trace on the final photographic image. This collaborative methodology challenges traditional boundaries and celebrates the agency of the nonhuman.
Follow: https://www.instagram.com/imogenhero/
Nucleation Lab:
Nucleation Lab takes inspiration from the process of nucleation: the point of transformation of matter from one state to another. We are a platform for creative exploration at the intersection of art, science, and technology. We bring together artists, scientists, creative technologists, and hybrid practitioners to collaborate, experiment, and share ideas. We value experimentation and play as pathways to new ways of thinking and creating.