SEDUCING SPIDERS An illustrated lecture exploring methods of spider seduction by artist and researcher Eleanor Morgan October 29, 2010

Artist and researcher Eleanor Morgan will discuss the history of our use of spiders’ silk, the courtship and mating of spiders, and spiders’ attraction to human music and song. The event will also include a recorded duet between the artist and a spider plucking its web.

Eleanor Morgan is an artist and researcher based in London, UK. Her work explores the relationship between nature and culture, and she attempts to create art that hovers between the two. This has included embracing a giant green sea anemone, encouraging ants to draw self-portraits and weaving with spiders’ silk. She is currently working towards a PhD on spiders at the Slade school of fine art, University College London. You can find out more about her at eleanormorgan.com.

Official Website: http://observatoryroom.org/2010/08/20/seducing-spiders/