This seminar features Dr. Mika Tosca, Associate Professor of Climate Science at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
"Imagining a post-climate-crisis future: Art, design, climate change, and overcoming the apocalypse narrative."
As the climate crisis intensifies amidst ongoing public skepticism, much of the science remains abstruse, cumbersomely documented, and opaquely presented, making engagement with it by “nonscientists” difficult. Perhaps this is the reason why a segment of the population continues to assert that human beings are not responsible for the observed 21st century climate change.
There exists, therefore, an exciting and necessary opportunity for scientists to collaborate with artists to not only improve the communication of climate science, but also to bolster the production of scientific knowledge. In this presentation Dr. Tosca will present the results of a collaborative project—inspired by that work—that combines the scientific method with the design process. This project elucidated the very real potential for art and design to dramatically improve the way climate research is conducted and communicated.
She will also introduce work from three collaborative projects by undergraduate artists, which explore ways that art and design can help us to collectively imagine (and build) future worlds in the aftermath of the climate crisis.
Presented by: Columbia Climate School Office of Research and The Seminar Diversity Initative
This one hour talk and Q&A will be following by light freshments and networking. For those that cannot attend in-person, a Zoom link will be sent out 24 hours in advance.
If you are unable to register with a Columbia UNI, please email Natalie Trotta to request the Zoom link to attend the event virtually.
