“When Nature Fights Back.” NPR. NPR, 23 Sept. 2014. Web. 29 Sept. 2014. http://www.npr.org/2014/09/23/350926903/when-nature-fights-back As a creative collaboration, National Public Radio invited its listeners to contribute photos they took of nature reclaiming the earth. The result was an engaging exploration of natural forces overtaking man-made constructions. Some submissions focused on animals, like fish swimming within a […]

“Networked Nature.” Foxy Production. Foxy Production, n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2014. http://www.foxyproduction.com/exhibitions/204 In Foxy Production’s group exhibition, “Networked Nature,” several artists came together to explore the environment through the use of technology. Ranging from collectives to single artists, the participants included C5, FutureFarmers, Shih-Chieh Huang, Philip Ross, Stephen Vitiello, and Gail Wight.  Robotics, hydroponic atmospheres, time-lapse video and […]

“Art of skins cells, infection and DNA exhibits in Sydney.” The University of Western Australia. UWA, 6 June 2013.  Web. 12 Sept. 2014. http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201306065729/arts-and-culture/art-skins-cells-infection-and-dna-exhibits-sydney Debuting in Sydney, Australia, the art exhibition semipermeable (+) views the membrane as a source of artistic inspiration. Protocells, infection and DNA all factor into this corporeal envisioning. In Donna Franklin’s “Fibre Reactive” […]

Thill, Scott. “Jonathon Keats’ Space Agency Launches Arty Exotourism.” Wired. Condé Nast, 4 Oct. 2010. Web. 8 Sept. 2014. http://www.wired.com/2010/10/jonathon-keats-exotourism/?viewall=true Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats has differentiated himself from NASA in one major way: instead of bringing humans into space, he’s bringing space to humans. In his Local Air & Space Administration (LASA) project, he grew succulents and potatoes out […]

“Hybrid Matters: Digital 2015-16.” Nordic Culture Fund. Nordic Network, n.d. Web. 1 Sept. 2014.  http://nordiskkulturfond.org/en/hybrid-matters-digital-2015-16 Using the concept of hybrid ecology, the Hybrid Matters project intends to explore the union of physical and virtual in our modern, everyday lives. It focuses on the juxtaposition of organic with artificial, using humans with smartphones and animals with tracking […]

Maxx. “Resin Inlaid Chestnut Shelves.” World of Technology. World of Technology, 11 Aug. 2014. Web. 30 Aug. 2014.  http://mytechnologyworld9.blogspot.com/2014/08/resin-inlaid-chestnut-shelves-19-pics.html As an experimental re-purposing project, cracked and battered pieces of wood were made whole again. After combining resin with a glow-in-the-dark pigment, a user on World of Technology applied the mixture to each split and crevice in the wooden planks. The […]

“After Nature.” New Museum. New Museum Of Contemporary Art, n.d. Web. 24 Aug. 2014.  http://archive.newmuseum.org/index.php/Detail/Occurrence/Show/occurrence_id/928 In 2008, the New Museum of New York City displayed a collection of post-apocalyptic daydreams. Titled “After Nature,” the exhibition explored what the aftermath of looming environmental disasters might look like, and what ecosystems might grow in their wake. With over ninety pieces of […]