What is art – and what of the endeavour to try to harness the communicative power of the arts to bring important science to the community in new ways? Presently CLIMARTE’s extensive exhibition brings many artists together in an expressive response to issues of climate change. The upcoming exhibition Vanishing Point will highlight plastic pollution in the…
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Lisa Roberts, Leader of the Living Data Program at UTS, spoke on GREEN VELVET, Eastside Radio, Sydney on 23rd February. In conversation with presenter Ruth Hessey, Lisa described how she became drawn into Marine and Antarctic Science, how she sees a synergy in arts and science collaborations as a way of broadening community understanding and more – including how ex Oceano may inform some of…
Living data: how art helps us all understand climate change In a recent article for The Conversation, Dr Lisa Roberts, leader of the Living Data program at UTS, writes: Science and the arts are often polarised as incompatible ways of understanding the world. That’s not necessarily true – and what brings them together is creativity and…
Dr Lisa Roberts, Leader of the Living Data program at UTS, brings together her wonderful phytoplankton animation with moments from ex Oceano and continues to make the microscopic world real to us in many different ways. Visit the Living Data website to hear conversations and collaborations between artists and scientists. Understand more about the microscopic world from which we…
Living Data Evolving Conversations Exhibition Ultimo Science Festival Sydney 2014 – Curators: Lisa Roberts and Anita Marosszeky assisted by Jason Benedek and Andrew Purnell. Lisa Roberts writes: From the Arctic to the Antarctic, from the East to the West, over 30 scientists and artists cross the globe in conversations about sustaining life and minimising harmful human…
Dr Lisa Roberts of the Living Data Program at UTS was recently invited to visit the Beijing City International School where she shared visualisations, animations and sonic responses to the science of climate change – including the promotion clip for ex Oceano. Teachers lead their students in workshops to respond in ways that relate…
Sharing sustainability education This site represents a community of Australian tertiary educators that is supported by the Australian Government. The aim is to provide information on sustainability courses in tertiary institutions in Australia and to share innovative sustainability teaching materials. Contact for more information or register to contribute to the community. Oceanic Living Data: Visualising the global ecosystem : through our links with Living Data, Lynchpin is…
“Creativity is a learned trait, rather than an innate skill. It can be actively developed at both the individual and institutional levels . . .” Programs like Lynchpin and Living Data seek to harness the communicative energy of the arts to tell important science in new ways. The following article embraces many of the challenges we…
Dissolve II: Melissa Smith 20 July – 18 August 2013: Devonport Regional Gallery on the North West coast of Tasmania. Melissa Smith writes: The new works build on the Dissolve series, which advances earlier explorations into the tilt in our natural environmental balance. The catalyst for the production of this series was reading the paper,…
New research, led by the Australian Antarctic Division, indicates serious challenges facing Antarctic krill – the primary food source for whales, seals and penguins – due to acidification in the Southern Ocean. The data has been animated by Dr Lisa Roberts of Living Data. Read the full paper and view Dr Roberts’ animation by scrolling to…