Diatomaceous
Diatomaceous Diatomaceous are glass-blown works inspired by the drawings and research of Ernst Haeckel 1834-1919. For years I have enjoyed…
CONFLUENCE
January 28 – April 24, 2022, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, North Carolina USA
Visitors of all ages are invited to get to know algae, from the microscopic scales of phytoplankton – to the giant kelp of the Pacific Northwest. CONFLUENCE at the Cameron Art Museum showcases a variety of media formats, time & magnification scales, and creative approaches to being with algae as a multi-sensory art & science (media art & culture) experience. Including growing algal portraits in a Bio Art lab, VR worldmaking experiences, biodegradable 3D printed sculptures, immersive video & sound works, seaweed pressings, 19th century botanical illustrations, a floating island ecosystem, and more.
Participating Artists & Scientists include: ARTECO (Arte, Techologia y Compromiso Social group at Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Rachel Church, Anya Chytrowski, Madison Creech, Dr. Catharina Alves-de-Souza, Jose Carlos Espinel, Gene A. Felice II, Margaret Gatty, David Harris, Juniper Harrower, Fiona Hillary, Natasha Andrea Hinojosa, Simone Johnson, Steve Mandel, Jennifer Parker, Tiare Ribeaux, Ken Rinaldo, Klara Scharnagl, Dr. Alison R. Taylor, Nadjejda Espinel-Velasco, and Amy Youngs.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special thanks to The Cameron Art Museum, the Department of Art & Art History, The Coaction Lab, the Algal Resources Collection and the Center for Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, UCSC Arts Research Institute and OpenLab Collaborative Research Center at the University of California Santa Cruz, Chris Perryman, Justin MacKenzie and Gail Butler.
Confluence exhibition | catalog of works
Roots Weaving Waves
Roots Weaving Waves Wheatgrass seeds are sown into a bed of agar agar, where their roots weave into strands of…
Wild Sun Catchers
An audio visual experiment with algae world-making, about a kelp forest mermaid living by and within the Channel Islands in…
Sea Ice in the Arctic: a secret world
The Arctic Ocean is the most extreme ocean in regard to the seasonality of light and its year-round existing ice…
Present | Past | Future?
With warm temperatures rising, and the poles melting, humankind could be forced to evolve and adapt to marine life. In…
Visions of Algae
Images reveal the complex life of algae in the air, on the land, and in the water. Viewed from…
100 Years of Seaweed & Kelp
Sourced from the Algae Collection at University of California Santa Barbara with support from UCSC Arts Research Institute and the…
Cultivating Collaboration
Nutrient runoff from industrial-scale agriculture combined with rapidly changing climate patterns has increased the severity and devastation from algae blooms…
Exploration Center
Explore algae through digital microscopes, hand held magnifying glasses and our lightboard of algal forms. Browse our library of algae…
Pacific Coast Seaweed in Wrack
Collected from beach wrack, cleaned, dried, pressed, dipped, & pinned. “Wrack” is the term for seaweed, surfgrass, driftwood, and other…
Detention ~ Retention – A floating island ecosystem
The retention pond on the property of the Cameron museum enables us to have a direct collaboration with a local…
Cameron Pond Microscopy
Starting in August of 2021 and extending throughout the run of the show, Dr. Catherina Alves DeSouza, director of the…
Algae Wall Cells
A cellular cabinet structure, inspired by seaweed cells otherwise invisible to the naked eye offer voyeuristic spaces that play with…
Algae Sign
Are there signs that serve the public good about real dangers that are not apparent? These are signs that warn…
Algae Digital Kaleidoscope & Tapestry
Scanned images of seaweed with diagrams of diatoms create a meditative tapestry and kaleidoscope fashioned for contemporary contemplation.
Bioluminescent Thursdays
The exhibition interior and exterior window with an array of video projection mapping, VR and custom lighting effects, every other…
Algae Reliquary
3D printed sculpture 23″ x 10″ Reliquary: a container or shrine in which sacred relics are kept.
Pond Scum
The design for Pond Scum leans on high resolution microscopy images of algae …
Margaret Gatty, British Sea-weeds
Sourced from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, for the Confluence exhibition at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina
Anna Atkins Font
Created from photographic scans of Anna Atkins handwriting. Anna Atkins was a British botanist and …
Fieldwork: Reverberating Futures
Explores human and non-human entanglements of wonder. From Hillary’s situated location – an island in the middle of the Pacific,…
Cyanovisions
A transdisciplinary project combining video and bioart to explore narratives of human identity, symbioses with other species, and our rapidly…
Bloom or Bust
A video of drifting images plucked from the internet reflecting an algal bloom or algae bloom as a rapid increase…
Cyanotype Impressions of the Atlantic Ocean in Maine
Follows Atkins’ process for washing, pressing, drying and printing seaweed found in the ocean near her home in Maine.
Back to the Anemone
Play the part of a Clown Fish looking to get back home with the Google Play video game Back to…
Phyto Heros
Design for fun and to explore phytoplankton as a STEM to STEAM research subject through an interactive game system designed…
The Algae Society Library
Library of books with animal and plants species living in a variety of ecosystems to inspire, explore, and connect young…