Author ALEXA MONTALVO
An NPR article was shared with us in class titled, “Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths. But Maybe They Shouldn’t” and written by Scott Neuman (x). The article details the work of the company Colossal (x) and Harvard… Continue Reading →
Earlier in the semester we went on a field trip to the American Museum of Natural History, tying into our lecture on museums and curation. Museums use very specific methodology for their displays, all information they present is curated to… Continue Reading →
After our class where we viewed and discussed artistic works by both Olafur Eliasson (“Ice Watch”) and Michael Wang (“Carbon Copies”) I wanted to elaborate on my feelings in reaction to seeing Eliasson and Wang’s work after reflecting for a… Continue Reading →
Using NYCityMap’s GIS system I looked at two neighborhoods in Brooklyn, at different points in time. The first being my own neighborhood in Bushwick, Brooklyn, using my own apartment as the reference point, seen in the images as the red… Continue Reading →
If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to approach conversations around sustainability and wanted to know other ways to increase awareness; take a look into how artists’ are getting involved in bringing the topic and it’ severity to the forefront through… Continue Reading →
If you haven’t heard, the twenty-sixth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held in Glasgow over October 31, to 13 November 2021. COP26 was a chance for countries to revisit climate pledges, such as the 2015 Paris Agreement, with… Continue Reading →