AN art exhibition inspired by the Teignmouth Science Festival is being held at the TAAG centre in Northumberland Place.

The varied, multi-media exhibition is the response of local artists to the festival, and runs until March 25, daily from 10am to 5pm.

David Harrison approached his subject from a mathematical perspective, a logarithmic spiral often seen in the natural world (pictured below); Lauren Ballard looks at how essential bees are to the survival of the planet (pictured right); Jill Harrison's paintings depict the explosive Birth of a Nebula, Yusuf Kahn's pastels could be a vision of climate change for future generations; Maureen Fayle displays colourful paintings inspired by the rain forest; Roger Smith's humorous exhibit of a genetically modified potato plant which produces microchips, highlights the influence of technology on food production; Helen Cooper investigates the idea of space between layers of representation; mosaic artist Michelle Wilcox, inspired by the galaxy, used a restricted palette of black, white and shades of grey for her striking mirrors; monochrome is also the choice for Ann Lunn whose paintings delve into childhood fears of darkness; a cloak made by Liz Lockyear for the theatrical production of The Winter's Tale, offers a novel twist on how 21st century science might have changed Shakespeare's plot; shafts of light and prisms are reflected in oils and stained glass by Mike Nicholls, while Rosie Harbottle looks at how the perception of time changes.