Me, Myself and MRI  
  Me, Myself and MRI features interactive digital portraits of six people from different walks of life. Each person was photographed, filmed and interviewed, and underwent an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) brain scan. The brain scan data has been combined with the audio, video and photographic portraits to create a fascinating interpretation of what it is that makes each of these people unique.

This exhibition is the result of an eighteen-month project exploring the notion of individuality using ideas from both science and art. The team from Geodesic Arts has been working with pupils from Archbishop Holgate’s School, York, looking at MRI technology and contemporary portraiture to find out what they can reveal about us.

The project has explored a range of topics, including:
    • contemporary neuroimaging technology (MRI) - how it works, what sort of brain images are produced and the use of MRI data in medical and scientific analysis and research;

    • the ethics surrounding contemporary neuroimaging techniques and the use of biomedical data in public artworks;

    • the history of portraiture as an artform;

    • the development of the individual in society and what it is that makes us all unique;

    • the historical and contemporary links between art and science.

Me, Myself and MRI is funded by The Wellcome Trust, Arts Council England, SightSonic and The Dana Foundation. Project partners include York Neuroimaging Centre, Archbishop Holgate’s School, the National Science Learning Centre and Impressions Gallery.