[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Leonardo Network Newsletter | July 15, 2010
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GLOBAL WARNING SYMPOSIUM 2010
ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM
ART, SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
FROM THE LEONARDO AND LMJ ARCHIVES
Leading up to the Global Warning Symposium, we will be publishing
abstracts from papers that have been published in Leonardo and LMJ
over the years on art, science and the environment. Many of these
papers are available for free to current Leonardo and LMJ
subscribers. Papers published before 2005 are available through the
JSTOR digital archive.
"Entomogenic Climate Change: Insect Bioacoustics and Future Forest
Ecology" by David Dunn and James Crutchfield
ABSTRACT: Rapidly expanding insect populations, deforestation and
global climate change threaten to destabilize key planetary carbon
pools, especially the Earth's forests, which link the micro-ecology
of insect infestation to climate. To the extent mean temperature
increases, insect populations accelerate deforestation. This alters
climate via the loss of active carbon sequestration by live trees and
increased carbon release from decomposing dead trees. A self-
sustaining positive feedback loop can then emerge. Extensive field
recordings demonstrate that bioacoustic communication plays a role in
infestation dynamics and is likely to be a critical link in the
feedback loop. These results open the way to novel detection and
monitoring strategies and nontoxic control interventions. [This paper
was originally published in Leonardo Vol. 42, No. 3, 2009, and is
currently available to Leonardo and LMJ subscribers through the MIT
Press web site.]
"Monitoring Nature's Sounds with Terrain-Based Constructions" by Leif
Brush
ABSTRACT: The artist describes his work with Terrain Instruments,
sound-monitoring constructions and installations in the landscape and
explains how they differ from traditional musical instruments and
sculpture. His own approach to composition incorporates both decision
and chance. Brush details his work with sound selection through a
microprocessor and explains how these 'soundworks' reach audiences.
The viewer/listener is asked to use new channels of perception to
experience artworks that proceed from a traditional source, the
natural environment. [This paper was originally published in Leonardo
Vol. 17, No. 1, 1984, and is currently available through the JSTOR
digital archive.]
Find out more about how to access these articles
OTHER EVENTS
LEONARDO AT SIGGRAPH
ART PAPERS
SIGGRAPH Art Papers inform artistic disciplines, set standards, and
stimulate future trends. In addition to the core topics of the
digital arts and interactive techniques, Art Papers explore the theme
of SIGGRAPH 2010's juried art gallery, TouchPoint: The Haptic
Exchange Between Digits. Art Papers will be presented by their
authors on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 in 20-minute sessions with five
minutes of Q&A. The papers are published in a special issue of
Leonardo, Vol. 43, No. 4 (2010).
GALLERY RECEPTION AND SPECIAL ISSUE RELEASE
Celebrate the intersection of art and technology in TouchPoint:
Haptic Exchange Between Digits and the related Special Issue of
Leonardo (Vol. 43, No. 4, 2010) at the gallery reception and special
issue release party, 2 P.M. Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Talk with the
artists, designers, and Art Papers authors about their work and meet
the members of the SIGGRAPH 2010 committee who organized this year's
Art Gallery.
20XX.EDU: GRAND CHALLENGES IN EDUCATION, PARTS I & II
This two-part panel, scheduled to take place at SIGGRAPH 2010 in Los
Angeles, CA, on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 brings together a diverse
group of outstanding researchers and artists, academy and industry
professionals, educators, and government officials to discuss the
future of education in its broadest sense, encompassing both formal
and informal learning. The panel is being organized by the ACM
SIGGRAPH Education Committee and Leonardo/ISAST.
LEONARDO AND LEAF TOWN HALL MEETING
Join Leonardo for a Town Hall Meeting at 3:45 P.M. Wednesday, July
28, 2010 to discuss matters of interest to the Leonardo community,
including a presentation by Ellen Levy, chair of the Leonardo
Education and Art Forum.
Find out more
COMMUNITY
ART AND TECHNOLOGY | CONTEMPORARY ART AND NEW MEDIA: TOWARDS A HYBRID
DISCOURSE
Dr. Edward Shanken will be chairing a panel titled "Art and
Technology | Contemporary Art and New Media: Towards a Hybrid
Discourse" at the upcoming College Art Association conference in
February 2011 in New York, NY. Dr. Shanken recently chaired a panel
at Art Basel in June of this year on the same topic. Participants in
the panel included Nicolas Bourriaud, Michael Joaquin Grey and Peter
Weibel. Video documentation of this conversation is now available on-
line. Find out more
PUBLICATIONS
LEONARDO ABSTRACTS SERVICE TOP RATED AUTHORS
Leonardo/ISAST is pleased to announce the top-rated abstracts
published in the English-language Leonardo Abstracts Service database
during the first half of 2010: Nathaniel Stern, Perdita Phillips and
Tom Davis. Find out more
LEONARDO 43:4, SPECIAL SIGGRAPH ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE
Inside Leonardo 43:4: SIGGRAPH 2010 Art Papers and TouchPoint Art
Gallery: a selection of art work and papers from the 2010 SIGGRAPH
Conference and Art Gallery that offer insights into the humanity of
technology and explore the importance of human interaction and
response in physical and emotional forms. Find out more
MEMBERS
SUMMERLAB2010: NEW NARRATIVES OF MOBILITY
A WORKSHOP HOSTED BY LABORAL CENTRO DE ARTE Y CREACI&OACTUE;N INDUSTRIAL
For the third year running, Leonardo Affiliate Member LABoral Centro
de Arte y Creación Industrial is organizing SummerLAB, an annual
event conceived to bring digital creators together with the purpose
of developing collaborative projects. The new introduction this year
is the focus on research and development of productions revolving
around a specific topic. On this occasion, SummerLAB will be looking
at mobility, mobile technologies, experimentation with new data
transmission technologies and, finally, how new narratives are traced
through these processes. Find out more
OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
JUDGING EDWARD TELLER BY ISTVAN HARGITTAI NOW AVAILABLE
Judging Edward Teller: A Closer Look at One of the Most Influential
Scientists of the Twentieth Century (Amherst, NY: Prometheus, 2010,
hardcover, 650 pages, illustrations) by Istvan Hargittai is a
balanced portrait of the multifaceted and enigmatic scientist against
the backdrop of a turbulent period of history. The author avoids bias
and preconceptions, and critically examines Teller’s personality,
family background, actions, and the experiences that guided his
actions. Hargittai corrects many of the myths that others and Teller
himself promulgated. He reveals the contradictory nature of this
complex man in all his strengths, flaws, and brilliance. Find out more
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