The Breathing City Art & Science Residency

THE BREATHING CITY

Art & science research residency by:
Holger Zschenderlein, Dr Janet Barlow, Chris Rose, Patrick Letschka

 At: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ
 FREE
 
You are invited to view the work-in-progress of The Breathing City project at the following drop-in times or by individual arrangement (between Tuesday & Thursday) by emailing: mail@lighthouse.org.uk)
 
Drop-in times:
Wednesday 16 September 2009, 12.30pm–2pm & 4.30pm–7pm
Thursday 17 September 2009, 12.30pm–2pm & 4.30pm–7.30pm
 
Members of this Art & Science collaboration will be present to talk about their work-in-progress, the installation and ongoing research of The Breathing City project.
 
This project exists as an ongoing art and science collaboration between an urban meteorologist, a designer, material practitioner and composer/sound artist. Together they have embarked on a journey to explore modes of data representation, which connect the personal with the scientific, the sensory experience with the rational. The understanding of complex events and processes, involves a unique interaction of sensory, aesthetic, analytical and rational faculties. Through discussion and practical experimentation the project merges different realms of perception in order to contextualise urban climatic phenomena with narrative structures, sensory experience and ambience. The project aims to discover and provoke discussion that is concerned with complex climatic processes in our urban environment such as temperature dynamics within built up areas. Through the use of an evocative audio-visual ‘Ice – Traffic’ installation, with image projections onto ice, they intend to share insights into the challenges of understanding localised phenomena within a global context. By locating the research in public spaces the project aims to generate a more inclusive debate, with potential to reach beyond the usual peer group discussion.
 
The Breathing City is a cross-disciplinary research project and collaboration between the Urban Meteorologist Dr. Janet Barlow (University of Reading), Material Practitioner / 3D Designer Patrick Letschka (University of Brighton and Royal College of Art), Designer / Researcher Chris Rose (University of Brighton and Rhode Island School of Design, USA) and Composer / Sound Artist Holger Zschenderlein (University of Brighton).

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