Ruth Jarman

Biography

Semiconductor is the UK artist duo Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt. Over twenty-five years, they have developed a critically engaged, research-led practice that explores the material nature of the physical world through the lenses of science and technology. Their multi-disciplinary works foreground the role of human perception within systems of observation, encouraging us to expand our sense of reality and question our place in the universe.

Their practice is rooted in research from within scientific institutions, including CERN; NASA; the Smithsonian Institution; Charles Darwin Research Centre, Galapagos; the UK Government Office for Science; and the Extreme Light Laboratory, University of Gl...