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Phillip Gough,
Adityo Pratomo
& Ge Wu (Goldy)
Reefs on the Edge, 2011
Designed by Artist onacloV in collaboration
with Marine Biologist Erika Woolsey and
Sound Artist Michael Bates.
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Phillip Gough, Adityo Pratomo and Ge Wu
created installation components for their
MIDEA research projects. Presenting the
science of global climate change is a challenge,
particularly with the prevalence of climate
denialism. Creative methods of communicating
environmental science, such as visualisations, are
needed to engage and inform the public. Art and
science collaborations are therefore essential for
climate change education.
One such concept is Reefs on the Edge,
an experimental hybrid between art and
science that fuses marine biology, environmental
science and multiple art forms to explore coral
reef habitats and ecosystems threatened by the
eects of climate change. There is an urgent
need to increase awareness of global climate
change through innovative new partnerships.
Education about climate change can be
improved through science and art collaborations.
Reefs on the Edge has a strong educational
focus, and aims to enable education about the
GBR and the eects of climate change. It aims
to foster important partnerships in science and
art by having exhibitions in Berlin at WerkStad,
and in San Francisco at the Exploratorium;
a science museum that encourages learning
and discovery.
Project Director and Concept Designer:
Dr. onacloV
Three-Channel Video Installation:
Ge Wu (Goldy)
Data Visualisation: Philllip Gough
Tangible User Interface: Adityo Pratomo
Marine Biologist: Erika Woolsey
Sound Artist: Michael Bates