Harlington artist Julie Freeman's innovative project The Lake is touring in Russia and Croatia. The pioneering art installation focusses on making music from fish at Tingrith Fishery - run by Julie's mother Ann - and has attracted interest from around the world.

The Lake tagged fish electronically to track their random natural movements. An ever-changing combination of soundscapes and visual patterns takes the viewer into a hidden underwater world.

Dunstable-born Julie, 36, who studied graphic design at Dunstable College for two years, is now resident artist at Cranfield University, where her enthusiasm and creativity is used to help people understand science.

A leading digital artist, Julie uses technology to explore and discover rhythms and patterns through space and sound. She will lead two talks at Cranfield University in the next fortnight on the hidden world of nanoparticles - uncovered to show surprising behaviours and translated into texture and sound.

The first talk was on October 29 on pyschology, art and empathy, and the second was on November 12 on art made with bacteria and why unnecessary research is necessary. The talks begin at 6.30 pm in the health centre building.