I was announced as University of Art London's Environment International Artist Residency Programme resident artist at Joya: arte + ecología in 2017. This blog includes some of my preparatory work for the Residency, taking place in the Autumn of that year.
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Alternative printing processes (ahead of Lumen residency)
A summary of some research undertaken on alternative printing/photography processes using the sun's energy - ahead of the 2017 Lumen Residency.
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Beckmann, S. (ongoing) Sistemas Efímeros. Image credit: Simon Beckmann
Early thoughts on art, science and impact in policy
An early blog on concepts, artworks and resources for my dissertation at Central St Martins, which was: Can art help in the translation of science to policy?
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Extract from ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Arial Views of Titan Around the Huygens Landing Site (2015).Source: http://sci.esa.int/science-e-media/img/2b/Titan-DISR-5altitudes-composite.jpe
Planet surfaces & our environment (ahead of Lumen Residency)
Which other planets and moons have we been to - and what can it tell us about our planet?
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/17/receding-glacier-causes-immense-canadian-river-to-vanish-in-four-days-climate-change
Climate change research: memory, adaptation
Some ideas connecting climate change and memory. This seems to pivot around human experience and interaction with climate change, so have also included some maps on adaptive capacity/vulnerability to climate change. These ideas were developed ahead of the Imperial Science Festival event, although ultimately not used then. Storing them for a later time...
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Map without any projection. Source: http://www.legallandconverter.com/images/world.jpg
Research on map projections (ahead of Imperial Science Festival)
This blog highlights some light research on mapping projections conducted ahead of the Imperial Science Festival. Includes maps and links to the main projections including Peters, Mercator, Robinson, Winkel Triple.
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