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photos: Dave Kemp
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Drylands Institute is proud to announce our sponsorship of “Resonating
Bodies”, a series of mixed media installations, community outreach
projects and educational initiatives which focuses on biodiversity of
pollinators indigenous to the natural and urban ecosystems of Toronto,
Canada.
“Resonating Bodies – Bumble Domicile”
July 4-27, 2008 at *new* gallery, 906 Queen W., Toronto
a co-presentation between InterAccess Media Arts Centre and New
Adventures in Sound Art
Sarah Peebles, Rob King, Anne Barros, Robert Cruickshank
Collaborating researchers: Laurence Packer (York University), Jessamyn
Manson (University of Toronto), Peter Hallett (University of Toronto
and Royal Ontario Museum), Stephen Buchmann (University of Tucson,
Drylands Institute, Pollinator Partnership)
In July, 2008, the integrated media installation “Bumble Domicile”
marked the first public activity of RB. The installation highlighted
distinct features of bumble bees through an observation hive, adjacent
garden, visual and audio transformations, DATA visualization, scent,
touch, and biological information. “Bumble Domicile” also involved
neighborhood gardeners and youth, a series of “bee trading cards”,
web-based activities and the speakers series “Indigenous Pollinators,
Habitat and Co-evolution”, which featured the collaborating
researchers and artists. “Resonating Bodies” also established a bee
condo in a local park Ñ known as “Pink Bee/Wasp Condo” – as both a tool
to gather information for future installations, and as a public
educational initiative and resource.
Resonating Bodies continues as an informative and engaging web site, a
series of YouTube and Vimeo (higher resolution) videos, community
interactions, and, development of a second integrated media
installation which will focus on the biodiversity of solitary
pollinators and their co-evolution with plants in the Toronto region.
resonatingbodies.wordpress.com
Resonating Bodies has been generously supported by the Drylands
Institute, InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre, New Adventures in
Sound Art and the City of Toronto Parks and Recreation. Assisted also
by Pollinator Partnership / NAPPC, Pollination Canada, The Barcode of
Life Data Systems, and our collaborating researchers.
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