Under the Ice: Two Artists Collaborate to Connect Audiences with Antarctic Sea Life and Science"

冰下：两位艺术家合作将观众与南极海洋生物和科学联系起来”

• 批准号: 1645127
• 负责人: Kirsten Carlson
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Carlson Kirsten M
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-11-01 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1645127&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Under; Ice; Two; Artists; Collaborate

"Under the Ice: Two Artists Connect Audiences with Antarctic Sea Life and Science" is a collaboration between Kirsten Carlson and Michelle Schwengel-Regala, two scientists turned artists who specialize in science communication. This Antarctic Artists and Writers project will give the public--both adults and children in the U.S.--access to our planet's coldest and most remote marine ecosystem. From observing field work at McMurdo Sound, the artists will produce an online journal, an interactive traveling exhibit and a nonfiction children's book to connect audiences to the sea life and science under the ice. These creative products will expand audiences' interest in sea life and science in the Antarctic marine ecosystem, and advance their understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through art. The products will also increase scientific literacy, by educating and engaging audiences in skills used by scientists. By empowering diverse audiences to discover and develop personal connections with this remote environment, the artists will promote positive connections for how people relate to art, science, and the natural environment and will establish a pathway for people to learn about and appreciate ecosystem science and find their own ways to communicate science through art. Even though the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Polar Programs has supported marine science research in Antarctica for decades, few NSF Antarctic Artists and Writers program awardees have made this work the focus of their project. This project will make Antarctica marine ecosystem science accessible to the lay public by combining art and science in innovative ways. The artists will be based at McMurdo Station for six weeks, making direct observations of sea life under the ice by conducting 20-50 dives per person at various dive sites. They will utilize the underwater observation tube for additional access and will use the wet lab to interact with specimens collected by science groups. One artist will focus on drawing from life and designing 3-D patterns to create actual-size textile models of endemic creatures. The other artist will use her skills as an illustrator, designer, and children's book creator for 2-D products. Field sketching, color studies, pattern notes, watercolor, writing, photography, and film will be used to document their experiences and develop the online journal, interactive exhibit, and children's book. While in the field they will also conduct three outreach sessions through Skype. The under-ice sea life and research will be the focus of the exhibit, but the issue of human habitation in an inhospitable environment will also be addressed. This project's potential contribution includes a new paradigm on how to relate to science. Through the lens of art, Michelle and Kirsten will offer ways audiences can connect to their own local communities and ecosystems, whether above or below water, by contrasting it with one of the most extreme environments on planet Earth.

“冰下：两个艺术家连接观众与南极海洋生物和科学”是克尔斯滕卡尔森和米歇尔Schwengel-Regala，两个科学家谁专门从事科学传播的艺术家之间的合作。 这个南极艺术家和作家项目将给公众--包括美国的成年人和儿童--进入地球上最寒冷最偏远的海洋生态系统。 通过观察麦克默多湾的实地工作，艺术家们将制作一本在线杂志、一个互动的旅游展览和一本非小说类儿童读物，将观众与冰下的海洋生物和科学联系起来。 这些创意产品将扩大观众对南极海洋生态系统的海洋生物和科学的兴趣，并通过艺术增进他们对科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）的理解。这些产品还将通过教育和吸引观众了解科学家使用的技能来提高科学素养。 通过让不同的观众发现和发展与这个偏远环境的个人联系，艺术家将促进人们与艺术，科学，和自然环境，并将建立一个途径，让人们了解和欣赏生态系统科学，并找到自己的方式，通过艺术传播科学。极地项目办公室几十年来一直支持南极洲的海洋科学研究，很少有NSF南极艺术家和作家项目获奖者将这项工作作为他们项目的重点。 该项目将以创新的方式将艺术与科学结合起来，使公众能够了解南极洲海洋生态系统科学。这些艺术家将在麦默多站停留六周，通过在各个潜水地点进行每人20-50次潜水，直接观察冰下的海洋生物。他们将利用水下观测管进行额外的访问，并将使用湿实验室与科学团体收集的标本进行互动。 一位艺术家将专注于从生活中绘画和设计3D图案，以创建真实大小的地方性生物纺织品模型。另一位艺术家将利用她的技能作为插画师，设计师和儿童书籍的2D产品创作者。 现场素描，色彩研究，模式说明，水彩，写作，摄影和电影将被用来记录他们的经验，并开发在线杂志，互动展览和儿童读物。 在外地时，他们还将通过Skype举行三次外联会议。 冰下海洋生物和研究将是展览的重点，但人类在恶劣环境中的居住问题也将得到解决。该项目的潜在贡献包括如何与科学联系的新范式。 通过艺术的透镜，米歇尔和克尔斯滕将提供观众可以连接到他们自己的当地社区和生态系统的方式，无论是在水上还是在水下，通过对比它与地球上最极端的环境之一。