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Scottish soils featured in art and science crossover project

Scottish soils featured in art and science crossover project

28 Feb 2017

Dr Allan Lilly and Ms Ilana Halperin at National Soils Archive
"The incredible geological history and stories embedded in these soils are both exhilarating to imagine, and remarkable to respond to. They really are living geological history"
Picture: Ilana Halperin

Samples from Scotland’s National Soil Archive hosted at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen have been used for the art/science project Geologic Intimacy (Yu no Hana) by artist Ilana Halperin, which highlights the historical connections between Japan and Scotland.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute