Hello everyone- Nice to meet you. Im an Australian artist and PhD candidate currently undertaking a practice-led research PhD through RMIT, Melbourne. My current Extinction Project aims to fill gaps in scientific and art texts regarding the representation of extinct Australian birds located in natural history museum archives. My Extinction Project is ongoing and expanding, a timely enquiry as we begin to understand the implications of the Anthropocene. The 2014 painting below Hunter/hunted (cheetah & polar bear) articulates the unnatural experience of the natural history museum archive- how the top hunter predators become the hunted by humans for many reasons including scientific research, far removed from their original context, purpose, food chains, and environments. So many species are under threat of extinction from anthropogenic activities and climate change, particularly in polar regions, and there are global implications for all species as well as humanity if scientifically predicted mass species extinctions do occur in our lifetime. I have also been investigating the issue of extinction and climate change in the Antarctic and Arctic areas, following on from photographic documentation trips to Iceland and Greenland in 2011. The Homeward Bound project will present my first opportunity to see Antarctica in person Artists have always been important to scientific discovery, as we are able to visualize the scientific data, species and the landscape in creative ways that can connect to a broad spectrum of people. The Homeward Bound Project appeals to me as first choice for a voyage to Antarctica because of its focus on science and women as mothers, leaders, and collaborative stewards of the environment. I look forward to dialogue about the project and hope to get the chance to work alongside you when it makes the maiden voyage... Best, Emma.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 21:58:15 +0000
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