The Overlay by ‘Inés Cámara Leret’

Exhibition

We are excited to bring the first of five artistic responses within The New Real Observatory to the Edinburgh Science Festival this year.

The Overlay by artist Inés Cámara Leret is an exploration into the entanglements that arise when attempting to make global climate data tangible. The film reflects critically and playfully on the gaps that arise when reconciling these global narratives with local environments.

The exhibition explores the impact of technology in both enabling and hindering our understanding of, and relationship with, the current ecological crisis.

Drop In Sessions

Join us in-person to view the audio visual screening of The Overlay, presented alongside the exhibition installation on view from the street.

Meet the artist, Inés Cámara Leret, chat to creators of The New Real Observatory Platform and learn more about the journey of the artist in creating this AI experience and the concept behind it.

The New Real Observatory

Introducing an 'experiential AI' system developed with and for artists, to explore the link between global-scale data and ground truth, and an experiential approach to explainability in artificial intelligence. 

Edinburgh Science Festival

Our mission is to inspire, encourage and challenge people of all ages and backgrounds to explore and understand the world around them. As leaders in our field of Science Communication, we work year-round to create and deliver dynamic hands-on workshops and exhibitions and inspirational shows, discussions, debates and performances that continually push the boundaries of public engagement with science.

Exhibition Details

Free

All Ages

https://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/event-details/the-overlay

Drop In Sessions

Sat 23rd April

10am, 11am, 12pm

This is a short (30 min), informal drop-in event, capacity is limited.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-overlay-edinburgh-science-festival-drop-in-sessions-tickets-315727398147

Artist

Inés Cámara Leret (b.1990, Madrid) lives and works in London and Madrid. Cámara Leret is inspired by the transformative nature of materials, the methodologies used to understand these and the relations that arise. Exploring life through that which is unseen, portrayed as static or seemingly ephemeral, Cámara Leret works across disciplines. In doing so, Cámara Leret nurtures long-term collaborations that create expanded networks and bridge traditional and academic ways of knowing.

Recent exhibitions include: Photosphere at Somerset House London, (2019), Theretofor at Copperfield Gallery (2020); Weather the Weather as part of Being Human Festival (2020). Cámara Leret has been an artist in residence at Somerset House Studios (2015-2018); MUSAC (2017) and at King’s College London (2019-2020).