The conference GRID + Flow : Philadelphia and Beyond, Mapping and Reimagining Urban Ecologies through the Arts and Humanities, has a programme which clearly demonstrates an understanding of eco-cultural enquiry. Speakers will address various topics concerning the urban ecology of Philadelphia, including: the use of historical maps to interpret environmental transformation over time; changes in... Continue Reading →
Ethics and Aesthetics of Architecture and the Environment
The International Society for the Philosophy of Architecture's conference in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, addresses the subject Ethics and Aesthetics of Architecture and the Environment. There is a call for papers and posters.
Artists and Scientists
Artist Lisa Roberts worked with scientists investigating the life of Krill deep in the ocean. Lisa Roberts' drawings, based on a very blurry video from the bottom of the ocean, articulates what she could see. She focused on understanding the 'dance' to the point that she could draw and then animate it. Lisa was not... Continue Reading →
The Electricity Fairy
The Electricity Fairy is a new film which approaches the issue of mountaintop removal from the everyday need for electricity: "They reach out and flip the switch and the light comes on. Well, there''s not a magic electricity fairy. That electricity comes from a power plant that feeds on coal". But the question of coal-fired... Continue Reading →
Sights and Sounds of Bitumen Extraction
"Changeable Places brings together individuals from different contexts working with stories about particular places of environmental sensitivity." The post Sights and Sounds of Bitumen Extraction in Alberta Canada provides a deep exploration of a locality.
Hydromemories: Call for examples of artists working with water
Hydromemories is seeking to build up an archive of artists working with water. The site already contains a number of interesting examples, to which one might add: Betsy Damon, Keepers of the Waters, Liz Ogilvie's Bodies of Water amongst other works, Anne Bevan's Source amongst other works, Common Ground's Confluence and other projects, Helix Arts'... Continue Reading →
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