DASER: Arctic Ice: A Visual Archive of a Unique Collaboration

Join us for a conversation featuring artist Cy Keener, landscape researcher Justine Holzman, climatologist Ignatius Rigor, and scientist John Woods, who collaborated over a four year period to create the work in our current exhibition Arctic Ice: A Visual Archive (on view through February 15, 2023). Their work is the result of the integration of field data, remote satellite imagery, scientific analysis, and multimedia visual representation and documents Arctic ice that is disappearing due to climate change. What is unique about this art based on scientific data is that Keener and Holzman were involved in the design and construction of the tools that collected the data as well as their placement in the environment. With this work, their goal is to make scientific data tangible, visceral, and experiential. They ask how artistic and creative practices can contribute to scientific endeavors while making scientific research visible to the public.

Agenda:

6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Doors open, audience takes seats in NAS Building Fred Kavli Auditorium

6:30 – 6:50 p.m. Event begins with welcoming remarks and community share, Fred Kavli Auditorium

Anyone in the audience working at the intersection of art and science will have 30 seconds to share their work. Please speak at one of the aisle mics in the room and present your work as a teaser so that those who are interested can seek you out during social time following the event.

6:50 – 7:40 p.m. Panelists presentations (12 minutes each)

Cy Keener, artist and assistant professor of sculpture and emerging technology, University of Maryland, College Park

Justine Holzman, landscape researcher and historian of science PhD student, Princeton University, New Jersey

Ignatius Rigor, climatologist at the Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, and an affiliate assistant professor, School of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle

John Woods, retired US Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Officer, current Deputy Director for US Navy International Engagements, Washington, D.C.

7:40 – 8:20 p.m. Discussion

8:20 – 9:00 p.m. Reception in the Great Hall and Upstairs Gallery

About DASER

This program is co-sponsored by Cultural Programs of the National Academy of Sciences (CPNAS), Issues in Science and Technology Magazine, and Leonardo, the International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology. DASER fosters community and discussion around the intersection of art and science. The thoughts and opinions expressed in the DASER events are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the National Academy of Sciences or of Leonardo.

COVID-19 Policy and Operating Status

This is an in-person event with the option to watch the webcast. A government-issued photo ID (such as a driver’s license or passport) and proof of up-to-date vaccination against COVID-19 per CDC guidelines are required. Masks are optional. For more details about the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s operating status and COVID-19 vaccination policy, visit this webpage.