Shapes - Patterns in Art and Science

The common project of art and science is to understand the world, tell its story, and recreate it. In all its multiplicity, reality projects itself onto our senses, revealing shapes, contours, and shadows. Our minds begin to detect regularities and structures. Observing and exploring these structures is fundamental to both artists and scientists, while organising and classifying them lies at the core of mathematics.

The exhibition Shapes: Patterns in Art and Science invites the public to discover the richness and subtlety often hidden behind simple, repetitive patterns. Visitors discover ensembles of bacteria, crystals and spheres, whose dynamic patterns reveal rich, aesthetically pleasing structures, closely linked to current scientific research.

Their aesthetics are echoed in the works of art that complete this panorama of forms: along the emblematic works of Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972), the exhibition brings together works by contemporary artists inspired by mathematics, merging artistic vision and scientific exploration. Aimed at a wide audience, Shapes encourages people to interact, discover and express themselves.