CrysAC activities at the 22nd IUCr Congress, Madrid, Spain, 22-30 August 2011

1. IUCr Microsymposium MS 46:
   "Powder Diffraction Methods in Archaeometry"
   Chairs: Gilberto Artioli, Petr Bezdicka
   Friday, August 26, 2011 , 10.15-12.50h
    
2. KN 20, Emil Makovicky
   "From Plane Groups to Quasilattices: Hispano-Islamic Ornamental Art of the Alhambra, Cordoba and Sevilla"
   Chair: Stephen Hyde
   Friday, August 26, 2011 17:40 - 18:30
   
   
3. IUCr Microsymposium MS 91:
   "X-Ray Absorption, Diffraction and Imaging in Forensic Science and Ancient Materials"
   Chairs: Simona Quartieri, Jean Susini
   Monday, August 29, 2011 , 10.15-12.50h
   
   
4. Satellite Meeting
   "Crystallography of Hispano-Islamic Ornamental Art:
   Visit to the Alhambra in Granada"
   August 30 - September 1, 2011
   Granada, Spain
   Lead person : Emil Makovicky
   > Alhambra Excursion Program (pdf)
   > Alhambra Registration
   > some more information below
     
5. Crystallography Between Art and Science
      
6. Open Meetings of the CrysAC commission
   Wednesday and Thursday,
   24 and 25 August, 13:00-14:50
   ROOM: Roma
   You are welcome!

Crystallography Between Art and Science

An increasing number of researchers – artists and scientists equally – are exploring the intriguing space between science and art. On the one hand, natural science researchers are commonly confronted with visual research methods and results that involve design, visual perception, and aesthetics. On the other hand, artists often use scientific methods and instruments, and engage themselves in methodological questions and science-related topics.

At the XXII Congress of the International Union of Crystallography in Madrid, Spain, 22-30 August 2011, the IUCr together with the Commission on Crystallography in Art and Cultural Heritage (CrysAC) provided a platform to illustrate the important place of crystallography and the multiple aspects of its research at the interface between the arts and the sciences.

This call addressed all artists and crystallographers whose work and interest pertain to both the arts and the sciences. Each contributor was invited to submit up to 10 visuals (images as well as short animations and movies). A selection of these visuals related to crystallography was presented as a continuous looping slide show during the IUCr Congress 2011 in Madrid.

Further Information:

(1) Powder Diffraction Methods in Archaeometry

IUCr Microsymposium MS 46
Friday August 26, 2011 , 10.15-12.50h

Chairs:
Petr Bezdicka, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Gilberto Artioli, Dipartimento di Geoscienze Università di Padova, Italy

Invited talks:

Carolina Cardell Fernandez
Dpto. Mineralogia y Petrologia, Universidad de Granada, Av/ Fuentenueva s/n 18002 Granada, Spain
"X-ray diffraction methods as a complementary tool for analyses of historical objects"

Pauline Martinetto
Neel Institute, CNRS-UJF, Grenoble, France
"Structure and microstructure of ancient pigments by powder diffraction: the case of lead compounds and hybrid pigments"

(2) X-ray Absorption, Diffraction and Imaging in Forensic Science and Ancient Materials

IUCr Microsymposium MS 91
Sunday August 8, 2011, 10.15-12.50h

Chairs:
Jean Susini, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France
Simona Quartieri, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Messina, Italy

Invited talks:

Maria Pia Morigi
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Bologna
"X-ray Computed Tomography: a powerful diagnostic technique for Art and Cultural Heritage"

Koen Janssens
Department of Chemistry University of Antwerp
"Cultural heritage materials characterization by means of synchrotron radiation: spectroscopy-enhanced imaging to better understand alteration phenomena"

(4) Crystallography of Hispano-Islamic Ornamental Art:
Visit to the Alhambra in Granada

CrysAC Satellite Meeting:
August 30 - September 1, 2011
Granada, Spain

This event is proposed by the CrysAC “Crystallography in Art and Cultural Heritage” IUCr commission; the lead person for its contents is Prof. Emil Makovicky, University of Copenhagen.

The palace complex of the Alhambra in Granada (Andalusia) is the most comprehensive collection of Hispano-Islamic ornamental art at its peak development and offers examples spanning a wide range from plane groups of symmetry to quasilattices. The two-day excursion from Madrid will present and analyze ornamental patterns based on simple plane groups, dichroic plane groups, analysis of Islamic approach to polychromatic patterns, the use of layer groups and 1-D groups, the conscious combinations of different symmetry principles in one pattern and, finally, two-dimensional decagonal and octagonal quasicrystalline patterns. An afternoon session with presentations and discussion will precede the in situ study of the ornaments the following day.

For more information and formalize registration see www.iucr2011madrid.es or contact directly with Emil Makovicky, Emilm@geo.ku.dk

Related Key Note Lecture:

KN 20 Emil Makovicky
From Plane Groups to Quasilattices: Hispano-Islamic Ornamental Art of the Alhambra, Cordoba and Sevilla
Chair: Stephen Hyde
Friday August 26, 2011 17:40 - 18:30

Links to Alhambra:

> Alhambra @ wikipedia
> Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife (official web site)