Artcite Inc. & INCUBATOR art lab are pleased to present Fractured Waters: an artist talk and discussion featuring Colton Hash and Michael Lucenkiw, which will take place live via Zoom on February 27th at 2:00pm (EST).
This artist talk and discussion will centre on the practices of Hash and Lucenkiw, ways of utilizing environmental data to create art, embracing new modes of knowledge, and accessing audiences through virtual platforms. Hash and Lucenkiw will discuss the various ways in which science and art can act in unison to generate critical discussion about climate change and the effects of industrial capitalism on natural environments.
Zoom info:
Artcite Inc. is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Fractured Waters artist talk | Colton Hash & Michael Lucenkiw Time: Feb 27, 2021 01:30 PM America/Toronto Join
Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81561269935?pwd=cFptakJCeWNLVTdTbE1HQzE1dUI3UT09
Meeting ID: 815 6126 9935 Passcode: 580894
Colton Hash is an emerging artist who currently resides as an uninvited guest on Lekwungen territories of Vancouver Island. Hash’s multimedia practice is inspired by the wild and anthropogenic landscapes that surround him. Exploring environmental data as media, Hash strives to create accessible works for viewers to consider their cultural relationships with nature. Hash integrates science and technology through an intuitive process to create works that critically engage with industrialization and climate change. He was the inaugural artist-in-residence for Ocean Networks Canada, where he worked with scientists to create interactive data artworks that communicate ecological relationships. In recognition of his politically based practice, Hash received the Witness Legacy Award for Social Purpose and Responsibility Through Art (ProArt Alliance, 2019). Hash received a B.Sc. in Computer Science, Visual Arts and Environmental Studies and is currently an MFA candidate at the University of Victoria.
Michael Lucenkiw is an interdisciplinary artist/researcher primarily investigating ways in which DIY technology can be used to create stronger relationships with our environment. He works with a variety of mediums including software coding, hardware design, lighting design, experimental sound, performance, interactive installations, data collection, experimental geography, sculpture and drawing. Through these means, he advocates for action towards connecting people with less empowered stakeholders in the environment, such as plants and water. This work challenges western-normative scientific investigation methods and is a call to action that brings visibility to under-represented entities, living and nonliving. Using citizen science, tinkering, hacking and critical making as a guiding methodology, he creates various machines and installations designed to generate conversations and encourage participation in the process of working with data, environmental monitoring and sensing. Most recently, these non-traditional science instruments have been used to assess water quality in an attempt to create an empathetic connection between humans and water. Michael holds degrees in environmental science, landscape architecture and fine arts and is currently based in Windsor, Ontario.
INCUBATOR Hybrid Laboratory at the Intersection of Art, Science and Ecology is a physical and theoretical hub, a new art/science laboratory at The University of Windsor. Founded in 2009, it functions both as an apparatus in which environmental conditions can be controlled towards the assisted growth of life, but also as a site that supports the development of new ideas and artistic practices.
The Zoom link will be posted 24hrs before the event.