Q1. Describe what you are looking at.
Q2. Can you guess when the picture was painted?
Q3. What can you deduce about the two figures?
Q4. What do you see in the foreground?
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The thumbnail image for this exercise is:
Art and Science (2024) by Robert Ballagh, limited edition print
Courtesy of the artist
Photograph: Ciaran Rooney
Irish artist Robert Ballagh made this work when he was invited to the Celia and Wally Gilbert Artist in Residence Program, Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, New York, to investigate possible linkages between art and science.