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From: "Fearnley, Carina" <c.fearnley@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: COV10 Call for abstract - Session S3.9 Gateways to different perceptions and engagement of volcanoes: the role of art/science collaborations
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Dear all,
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to a session dedicated to the role of art / science collaborations for volcanoes at the conference 'Cities on Volcanoes 10' held in Naples (Italy) on 2-7 of September 2018 (www.citiesonvolcanoes10.com).
S3.9 | Gateways to different perceptions and engagement of volcanoes: the role of art/science collaborations
There is a long history (and prehistory) of artistic renderings of volcanic landscapes. Volcanologists tend to adopt a reductionist view of this art as representing individualistic perspective that, at best, can provide proxy data on the timing and unfolding of particular volcanic events. The contention of this session, however, is that artists possess unique and novel ways to engage with highly complex concepts and ideas; this capability permits them to address deeply political and contingent issues that scientists may either overlook or be unable to incorporate.
There is a long history (and prehistory) of artistic renderings of volcanic landscapes. Volcanologists tend to adopt a reductionist view of this art as representing individualistic perspective that, at best, can provide proxy data on the timing and unfolding of particular volcanic events. The contention of this session, however, is that artists possess unique and novel ways to engage with highly complex concepts and ideas; this capability permits them to address deeply political and contingent issues that scientists may either overlook or be unable to incorporate.
This session invites artists (including fine artists, performers, and designers), scientists, and scholars (including museum curators) to review the roles of art in understanding and changing human perceptions of volcanoes. In particular, session participants are invited to explore the value of art/science colloborations in the context of communicating the risks and rewards of volcanic landscapes and the need to find new, engaging, and meaningful ways to engage with the public.
There are a wide range of creative methods of representing and communicating volcanic phenomena and crises. Such efforts seek to prompt a new generation of ‘inspirational data,’ to ask questions relating to audience and communication, and to provide productive reenvisionings not only of fieldwork and practice but also the nature of the objects and processes with which volcanologists are working.
Please note the deadline to submit abstracts is 10th May 2018
We look forward to seeing you in Naples!
Workshop Conveners:
Carina Fearnley (University College London)
Karen Holmberg (New York University)
Deborah Dixon (University of Glasgow)
Christopher Kilburn (University College London)
Chiara Ambrosio (University College London)
Siobhan McDonald (University College Dublin / Independent Artist)
Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI).
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