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Art of Marine Sciences Call for Artists – Second Edition

Organized by Science Gallery Venice, open to VIU Students
Deadline to apply: September 8, 2020


The Call for Venice-based Creative Students is at its second edition and aims to enhance the themes of the World Oceans Day, an initiative recognized by the United Nations since 2008 that aims to inform and involve citizens in the knowledge and protection of marine and coastal environments.
The intention is to continue the experience undertaken in 2019, i.e. a Call aimed at selecting future artists who, in close collaboration with a researcher/research team, produce works of various kinds inspired by the scientific articles of the researchers involved to organize an exhibition pursuing the principles of scientific dissemination, interdisciplinarity and intergenerational dialogue between students and researchers.
It is therefore intended to select between 10 and 15 participants who, after working alongside a researcher/research team from CNR Ismar, Isp and DAIS and a period of specific training, will produce as many works inspired by the research themes proposed.
The final objective of the project will be to set up an exhibition at DAIS, Ca’ Foscari University, which continues the cycle "The Art of Marine Sciences".
In case the condition will not allow it, it might be possible to transform the exhibition in a virtual one.


WHAT HAPPENS

The selected students will have access to an interdisciplinary programme between art and science.

  • Each selected student will be accompanied by a researcher, who will be his scientific tutor and who will tell him/her his/her field of interest in the academic field, remaining available for the entire period of the program (October 2020 - May 2021);
  • Starting from the scientific publications of the researchers involved, the selected student will be asked to represent, through the artistic language, the research of his/her scientific tutor by 30 March 2021;
  • In the period between October 1 and November 30, 3 training events will be scheduled on the themes of communication and scientific dissemination;
  • Due to November 30, the students will have to finalise the concept of the work-art they are going to produce.
  • The works produced will be exhibited at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Statistics of the University Ca' Foscari Venezia in May / June 2021 (*about) or within a virtual exhibition.

The works, the result of collaboration between students and researchers, can be of different kinds: paintings, sculptures, videos, audio, infographics, installations, photographs, graphic novels or stories.
The only limitation is the spatial encumbrance: no work can occupy more than 1m3 of space.


TOPICS

The topics proposed by CNR and DAIS researchers are taken from articles published in scientific journals through a peer review process or from ongoing research projects and represent the state of the art in marine science research. Some examples of topics that will be proposed are

  • Dynamics of water masses in Mediterranean and polar environments
  • Microstructure and shuffling processes
  • Dynamics and wave observation
  • Origin of microplastics at sea and their impacts
  • Zooplankton and phytoplankton
  • Contaminants in the marine environment (mercury and other heavy metals)
  • Marine planning policies and strategies
  • Hydrodynamics of the Venice Lagoon emerging pollutants in the Venice Lagoon
  • Biota and small microplastics
  • Paleoclimate: the proxies of fires
  • Paleoclimate: the heating proxies
  • Arctic Aerosols and Bloom Algals
  • Fragrances in the Polar regions
  • Sediments and small microplastics
  • Hydrogeology and stable isotopes
  • seabirds i as bioindicators


The artistic challenge for those who will participate in the project will be to understand the work of the scientist, to represent it in order to clarify a process, or to promote a reflection or even provoke a discussion.


GOALS

The objectives of the initiative are as follows:

  • to raise public awareness of environmental sustainability issues;
  • to inform and involve citizens in the knowledge and protection of marine and coastal environments;
  • to promote an intergenerational dialogue between students and researchers;
  • to develop the skills of students and researchers in science communication and dissemination;
  • to enhance the importance of art in society.


RECIPIENTS

  • Students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice
  • Students of the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory
  • Students of Ca' Foscari Venice, IUAV, VIU and IUSVE Universities


APPLY

To participate it is necessary to send your application by September 8th by connecting to the Science Gallery Venice website and filling in the application form (link).
In the participation procedure are required:

  • A SHORT BIOGRAPHY. We want to know you, tell us about you! Write a short presentation of who you are, indicating your educational path to date and your aspirations for the future. (MAX 500 CHARACTERS INCLUDING SPACES)
  • PORTFOLIO. Show us your previous works. Make a selection of a maximum of 3 jobs/works. If you don't have a portfolio yet, focus on the next application.
  • YOUR CONTRIBUTION. We are interested in understanding your affinity with our project and with the themes of art, science and sustainability. We ask you to tell us about the Acqua Alta emergency last November. How would you tell, to those who do not know it, the phenomenon of high water in Venice, using the artistic language that is most congenial to you?

You can send your artistic concept in various ways:

  • a text of 500 characters including spaces in which, through the literary language you prefer (prose, poetry, chronicle?), you can talk about the topic in question;
  • an image accompanied by explanatory text;
  • an audio/video file that effectively explains your project idea (musical composition, audio/video installation, video story?).


The concepts presented, if selected, can eventually evolve in the final work only if they are in line with the themes addressed by the researcher/team to which the artist will be attached.

 

AWARDS

The 10-15 selected students will receive the following awards:

  • Exhibition at the DAIS Department or virtual exhibition hosted on Science Gallery Venice Website
  • Attribution of a SMArt Passport card;
  • Attestation of Participation in the initiative issued by CNR - National Research Council, ISMAR headquarters in Venice and Istituto Scienze Polari, ISP Venice headquarters

Art through the Lens of Artificial Intelligence

What is the relationship between art and artificial intelligence (AI)? Can AI become a tool for the contemporary artist? Does AI look at a painting the same way we do? 

Professor Luc Steels has conducted research on Flemish painter Luc Tuyman's artworks, which were on show during Tuymans’ prestigious 2019 La Pelle exhibition at Venice’s Palazzo Grassi. Several AI techniques were used to dive into the artist’s creative process, and ultimately support Tuymans and other artists in their visual research or artistic decisions.

A more comprehensive explanation of this process can be read in the article "Luc Tuymans through the Lens of AI" available on the MUHAI project website. Luc Steels is MUHAI project Scientific Coordinator for Venice International University. 

The results of this investigation were presented at the exhibition SECRETS, held at Bozar Brussels from April 3 to May 2, 2021.  

Benedetta Alleruzzo| University of Rome Tor Vergata

from Italy

Bachelor in Global Governance

Benedetta shared insights about VIU academics and her life in Venice in an interview, as a Globalization Program student.

“I decided to join the Globalization Program here at the Venice International University because it is so different from any other program worldwide. It is not the regular exchange semester you would do abroad or overseas, but it is so different because it is not an average university but a consortium. Which means that universities worldwide meet here, also the professors, and everyone lives here the magic of Venice for a semester and it makes it more special.”

“When I first arrived in VIU, I realized that it exceeded my expectation. Because I already had high expectations, but when I saw it for the first time, I was so impressed, I was flattered, I was shocked because the beauty is everywhere, the way we were welcomed and the first impression they gave us, the staff and professors, everyone was so welcoming, understanding and supportive.”

“I would describe VIU with these three words: supportive, present and stimulating.”

Find out more about Benedetta’s VIU experience in her interview. She talks about academics, VIU life, her Venetian experience and tips for your trip to Venice.

 

 

 

 

Beyond the Skin - Art and science project in Venice

In early September 2024, a 10-day international art and science project will be held in Venice on SKIN, participated by dozens of artists and scientists. A variety of aspects will be presented and integrated: layers, covers, boundaries, sensation, itching, communication, wrinkles, hair, sweat, beauty, wound healing, burns, transplants and fillers, chameleon and octopus skins, snake shedding, furs, tree and soil bark, skin and mental diseases, smallpox and rashes, tattooing, fashion, ancient scrolls, mummies, the microbiome envelope, curtain covers of buildings, urban and extreme environment architecture, car and machine design, economics, anthropology, mythology, literature, poetry, theatre, cinema and more.

This lab and art camp includes a digital exhibition, performance, poetry, hybrid roundtable discussions with artists and scholars from all over the world, a website and a book. This is a unique and innovative opportunity to take part in the Biennale, one of the most important cultural events in the world.

We would welcome brief 5-7 minutes presentations, brief articles and artworks, by the VIU students, former students and faculty of the consortium. Any discipline is welcome. No physical presence is required to be included.

Please contact Prof. Roth

Email: yr16276@gmail.com

 

Leaflet (pdf file)

Biennale Sessions | Lagoon Dialogues Workshop | November 12

Friday November 12, from 10 am to 12.30 pm
Arsenale, Sala d'Arme D, 1st floor, in front of the Pervian Pavillion.

Projection of two documentaries part of the project "Lagoon Dialogues" and open discussion.
Lagoon Dialogues 001 (2021, 17 mins) about the acquisition and local re-use of the materials used for the Biennale installations
Lagoon Dialogues 002 (2021, 20 mins) about the struggle for the rights of the art workers

The two documentaries will be discussed by all present with:
Niccolò Bocenti, Officina Marghera
Natalie Gölteboth, Professor of Anthropology, Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet and Venice International University
Corinne Mazzoli, Art Workers Italia
Luca Pes, Professor of History, Venice International University
Luca Pili, video operator of the Lagoon Dialogues

The discussion will involve the students of the VIU course "Identity, Heritage and Globalization. Biennale Venezia 2021 - The Anthropology of Built Environment and Social Space" and the filmmakers (Venetian Team).

Lagoon Dialogues is a project that presents a series of informal conversations over different topics such as sustainability, re-use, inclusion and future perspectives, with a specific focus on post-Covid scenarios in Italy and Venice. Staged at the Korean Pavilion, these dialogues are conducted around and through the sharing of food, traditionally a cornerstone of Italian culture. Here, food is not just a meal but a tool—a medium to facilitate and a way to reconnect following the long lockdowns and physical distancing of the past year.
Lagoon Dialogues offers an inside view of Venice, from local residents, artists and activists within the context of the ongoing installation of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition.

The event is part of the Biennale Sessions, a unique occasion for Universities and learning Institutions to organize each year both a tour of the exhibition and a seminar related to the themes of the Biennale, inside the Biennale spaces.

 

The participation in the workshop is open to everyone interested and holding an entrance ticket to the Biennale exhibition.
Those who have bought the Biennale pass and have not used all the 3 entrances yet, can use the same ticket.

Meeting point: 9.40 am, in front of the entrance to the Biennale. Entrance at 10 am. Please be punctual.
Remember to bring the ticket, the Green Pass and a document (ID card or passport).
In case you have screenings to show, please save them to a pen drive or bring your PC (if you have a Mac, remember to bring an adapter).
During your stay in the workshop room, you must wear the mask, even during the presentation and the discussion.


 

 

Board of Directors

President
Umberto Vattani

Dean
Carmelo Marabello

Directors
James Keenan
Boston College

Nicola Torricella
Città Metropolitana di Venezia

Fabrizio Tuzi
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR

Giovanni Zanalda
Duke University

Oleg Kharkhordin
European University at St. Petersburg - EUSP

Riccardo Pietrabissa
IUSS School of Pavia

Severine Vermeire
KU Leuven

Bernd Huber
Ludwig Maximilians Universität - LMU

Yusuf Leblebici
Sabancı University

Sibusiso Moyo
Stellenbosch University

Milette Shamir
Tel Aviv University

Carla Andreani
Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Tiziana Lippiello
Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Daniela Mapelli
Università degli Studi di Padova

Maria Luce Frezzotti
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

Margherita Turvani
Università Iuav di Venezia

Dean Lewis
Université de Bordeaux

Marianne Schmid Mast
Université de Lausanne - UNIL

Richard Follett
University of Exeter

GEMMA Masahiko
Waseda University

Caroline Levander
Rice University

LIU Shuming
Tsinghua University

Roberto Ragazzoni
Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica - INAF

 

 

Cai Zibing | Tsinghua University

from China

PhD student in Environmental Science and Engineering

Cai shared insights about VIU academics and her life in Venice in an interview, as a Globalization Program student.

“Every time I think about some questions, I answer in a narrative way. But when I answer the question here, at VIU class, the professor asked me whether the answer is related to my daily life, and it made me think a lot. It is quite different for me and helped me a lot to reflect on the life and the world, not only academic life.”

“I think I have broaden my horizons, not only in a narrative Chinese education system, I can have more perspectives to think about some questions, and I think I have been more flexible and brave, and confident.”

“I think my favorite thing is the relationship between people, like professors in class are all very kind, the people at the Front Office, Miriam helped me a lot, my roomies from different countries, Germany, England, we have such a great relationship.”

Find out more about Cai’s VIU experience in her interview. She talks about academics, VIU life, her Venetian experience and tips for your trip to Venice.