Category Archives: Global

Beyond the Edge of the Sea, artist and scientist explore unknown depths together

Oasisia Cluster, Paralvinella Godzilla, and Bathymodiolus Heckerae Open, by Karen Jacobsen Dr. Cindy Lee Van Dover of Duke University is captivated by the hidden world in the deep ocean. Over 15 years of collaborative research with watercolor artist Karen Jacobsen has culminated in the traveling exhibition Beyond the Edge of the Sea. Excerpts of scientific […]
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Collaborative art exhibition “Melting Ice” bridges art and science

Subhankar Banerjee, Caribou Migration I, 2002. Created for the U.N.’s World Environment Day 2007 in partnership with the Natural World Museum, “Melting Ice/A Hot Topic; Envisioning Change” is a 42-person collaborative exhibition which catalogs thawing ice, snow, and permafrost worldwide, as well as wide-reaching effects on culture and the environment.  Featuring a range of approaches, the […]
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J. Henry Fair’s global perspective

J. Henry Fair is an aerial photographer and environmental activist whose series “Industrial Scars” appeared at Charleston, South Carolina’s Gibbes Museum of Art in 2011. His work is gaining worldwide recognition, including a recent TEDx talk in Berlin. His visually stunning photographs depict disturbing scenes, an idea he calls “dissonance” that endows his big-picture views […]
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