This project formed part of Darwin 200 - a national programme of events that celebrated Charles Darwin during 2009, to coincide with the 200th anniversary of his birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of, On the Origin of Species.

Building on previous work inspired by iridescent butterflies and moths, Schenk turned her attention to species featuring astonishingly realistic fake eyes on their wings to confuse predators. These so-called eyespots (together with Darwinian theories of eyespot development and evolution) provided the central artistic leitmotiv for a series of new artwork shown in Birmingham and Glasgow during 2009. This Wellcome Trust-funded project was part of the Trust’s Darwin200 initiative.