Scale Free Network (SFN) is an Australian art-science collaborative co-founded by conceptual artist Briony Barr and microbial ecologist, Dr Gregory Crocetti. Since 2007, SFN has developed its highly-interdisciplinary methodology through workshops, participatory art-labs and interactive exhibitions inspired by the microscopic world and invisible forces.
In 2013, Scale Free Network started creating and publishing books. Directed by Gregory and Briony, and developed in collaboration with writer Ailsa Wild, visual ecologist Aviva Reed, and scientist Professor Linda Blackall, the award-winning Small Friends Books series explores the microscopic world and communicates complex science through narrative and illustration. Since 2016, SFN has expanded this work to create a new series of graphic novels for older readers (drawn by comic artist Ben Hutchings). Their upcoming title, Follow Your Gut, takes readers on a vivid journey into the microscopic landscapes of the human body and invites you to meet the ecosystem within…
