“Art & Science”

European competition for 13-18 years old teenagers

1. Circuit on Climate Change

Winners from The British School of Brussels: Kornelia Skrok, Driti Shah, Simran Savani, Sofia Brandt-Ablanedo, Adela Simunkova, led by professor Nicola Pestell.
The original and creative work consists of 12 painted panels presenting the symbols and consequences of global warming, between which the teenagers created an electrical circuit.

2. Dance inspired by Leonardo

Winners from Scuola di Danza di Cirié (Turin, Italy): Asia Anastasio, Alessandra Aprile, Elisa Busso, Alessandra Di Ruocco, Silvia Farina, Camilla Graglia, Carolina Graglia, Valeria Graneri, Virginia Lercara, Martina Lussiana Saracco, Giulia Norbiato, Chiara Pagliassotto, Aurora Pintimalli, Martina Quaglia, Cecilia Renda, Martina Salidu, Beatrice Serra, led by teacher Gabriella Devietti Goggia.

The original, creative, and inspiring work consists of a dance inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s painting and inventions.

See video here.

3. Recycled Water Bottle Installation

Winners from the European School Rhein Mein (Germany) : Nigel Chambers, Nikita Voigtländer, Luca Cipriani, Arthur Ohmüller, led by teacher Julia Heine-Saabel.

The original, creative, and inspiring work consists of a 3D sculpture made of over 400 recycled water bottles.

See video here.

4. Birds’ energy interaction with Space

Winners from The British School of Brussels: Lily Roepke, Aminata Jaiteh, led by professor Helen Beck.

Using the intersection between Art and Science inspired by the work of Leonardo Da Vinci’s they have created a piece that explores the links between nature and space. As Da Vinci was said to be responsible for the discovery of earthshine and was interested in the effects of other bodies in the solar system on earth the work represents how an object can be effected by the force of another without the first needing to be directly touched. This shows how everything is interlinked within the solar system.

5. Ability to concentrate thanks to goldfish

Winners from The British School of Brussels: Clement Mennicken, Adam White, led by professor Nicola Pestell.

After noticing the current Internet-world provides fast information and may impact the way our brain gets gratification and fulfils our needs and wishes, and after looking through Da Vinci’s sketchbooks, they created a system which enables the viewer to focus attention on movement, made from recycled materials. They worked to create an artistic expression of delayed gratification. They aimed to show beauty in a process, albeit a simple one – the viewer focuses on the auditory, visual and sensory information, provided to them through a simple movement. No fast-forwarding, no double-clicking.

See video here.

• Open from 1 February until 15 May 2019
• Announcement of winners: 5 June 2019
• Award ceremony in Bruxelles: 26 September 2019

​The competition focused on the creation of an original work integrating art and science, and allowed teenagers across the European Union to use and further develop their creativity and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) skills, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s example.

Object: develop a creative and inspiring work integrating one artistic and one scientific topic, freely chosen among:

• Art: Music, Design, Painting, Architecture, Fashion, Dance;
• Science: Aeronautics, Ecology & environment, Energy, Informatics e Telecommunications, Mechanics & transport, Biology, Astronomy and Space.

The participants were encouraged to make preparatory work on Leonardo da Vinci, on the selected art and science topics such as creative interpretation, music techniques and science phenomena. The class work and team work has been encouraged.

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