A second visit with friends to the Leonardo da Vinci exhibition, “A life in drawing”. It is impossible to include photos in this blog because we spent time looking, indeed peering at the exhibits – not taking photos. He would have been fascinating to speak to though I guess women did not feature much in his life. On this occasion I specifically spent time looking at his landscapes and studies of the flow of water, thinking of his urge to control nature. How we have controlled it.

Linked to this exhibition is the “Vehicle of Nature” created by the digital studio, Universal Everything. It is a response to Leonardo’s studies of the flow of water which he created 1510 – 1513. He was, it seems, fascinated by everything. His studies of the flow of water are a joy to see. I feel certain he would have approved of “Vehicle of Nature” as it uses various technologies to create what is described as a digital river, which moves in waves across the gallery space demonstrating for example, the flow of electricity, humankind en-mass, water when interrupted by obstructions. It is very beautiful. The Vehicle of Nature by Universal Everything at Museums Sheffield. This is a superbly innovative Sheffield based collaborative, in this case working with Apple, Google, MTV and Sheffield based Warp Records.

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