A Ribbon of Quicksilver: Art and environment on the Kankakee River
Project Type
Faculty Scholarship
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery, Scholarship of Interdisciplinary Integration
Presentation Type
Presentation
Abstract
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Abstract
There is an alarming rise in sand and silt content being deposited from Indiana into the Illinois side of the Kankakee River. This is caused by Indiana’s manipulation of the natural path of the river. This dangerous condition is made worse by the consequences of climate change. These grave realities are at times overwhelming and it can be difficult to know how to respond. Through artistic production including photography, mixed-media works, poetry, and prose, together with scientific field research, artists, scientists, and scholars have selected the Kankakee River as a case study in how art and science might provide a response. This interdisciplinary project seeks to re-imagine natural materials in fresh ways with hope that viewers engage the world around them with renewed reverence and care.
This Scholar Week 2021 presentation is a one year update into our two year collaborative Hippenhammer Grant project.
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A Ribbon of Quicksilver: Art and environment on the Kankakee River
Fishbowl
To access link of recorded presentation: Click on "Get Full Text" button. This presentation will be shown in the Benner Library Fishbowl.
Abstract
There is an alarming rise in sand and silt content being deposited from Indiana into the Illinois side of the Kankakee River. This is caused by Indiana’s manipulation of the natural path of the river. This dangerous condition is made worse by the consequences of climate change. These grave realities are at times overwhelming and it can be difficult to know how to respond. Through artistic production including photography, mixed-media works, poetry, and prose, together with scientific field research, artists, scientists, and scholars have selected the Kankakee River as a case study in how art and science might provide a response. This interdisciplinary project seeks to re-imagine natural materials in fresh ways with hope that viewers engage the world around them with renewed reverence and care.
This Scholar Week 2021 presentation is a one year update into our two year collaborative Hippenhammer Grant project.