Current and Upcoming Exhibitions and Screenings

andrea — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:49:18 +0000

October 2 - November 7, 2008
EXHIBITION: Sonic Antarctica multi-channel video installation featured in in Eco-Sophia: The Artist of Life, a group exhibition inspired by German philosopher Wolfgang Schirmacher’s 1989 essay of the same name.
The Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, Church Fine Arts Building University of Nevada, Reno

October 31 - November 9, 2008
FESTIVAL SCREENING: Ground Truth at Cine Gaia, The 1st Rio De Janeiro Botanical Garden International Environmental Film Festival, Rio De Janeiro Brazil

October 15, 2008- April 17, 2009
EXHIBITION: 90degreessouth presented in the form of a live, updated public installation in Coming to You Live featuring artworks drawing from direct news coverage, real time feeds of financial data, and reality TV and its myriad DIY offshoots on YouTube. Participating artists: Ian Burns, Francis Carlow, Saskia Holmkvist, Kimberly Miller, Ola Pehrson, Andrea Polli and Katya Sander and curated by: Sarah Lookofsky, Art in General Curatorial Fellow.
Bloomberg, 731 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022. Tours available by appointment, to schedule one call 212.219.0473 ext 21, or email info@artingeneral.org

October 18 - November 15, 2008
EXHIBITION: Polli’s Sonic Antarctica sound and multi-channel video installation featured in Atmos, an exhibition of air, sun, clouds and storms.
MIC Toi Rerehiko - Media and Interdisciplinary Arts Centre, Auckland New Zealand

Ground Truth on YouTube - part 2

andrea — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:49:50 +0000

Ground Truth follows weather and climate observation at the South Pole, McMurdo Station and field sites in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica and asks why people go to remote, uncomfortable and often hazardous locations, doing what is known as ‘ground truthing.’

Ground Truth on YouTube - part 1

andrea — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:50:49 +0000

The 12-minute short documentary ‘Ground Truth’ is now on Youtube!

Directed by Andrea Polli
Videography and sound by Andrea Polli and Tia Kramer
Post-production by Andrea Polli, Brandon Lied, Greg O’Brien, Linda Post and Leslie Lavelanet
Transcripts and graphics by Klew Williams and Andrea Polli
Starring:Hassan Basagic and Dr. Andrew Fountain, The Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research Group and Portland State University, Dr. John Cassano, The University of Colorado, Boulder, Victoria Sankovic, Katie Koster, Jeff DeRosa, Jonathan Tham, Shelley Knuth
With the voices of: Dr. Andreas Fischlin, Dr. Wolfgang Rack, Dr. Adam Lewis and Dr. Peter Doran
and sonifications of data by Andrea Polli using data from the LTER, the Antarctic AWS Project, The University of Wisconsin Madison and ice movement data by Dr. Slawek Tulaczyk and Jake Walter of the University of California Santa Cruz
Supported by The National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, The University of Colorado, Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts, Department of Art and Art History, ATLAS Institute and Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, and the PSC-CUNY Research Foundation

Ground Truth teaser

andrea — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:14:26 +0000

One-minute teaser for Ground Truth (full 13-minute video to come soon).

Ground Truth Excerpt: Andreas Fischlin

andrea — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:13:07 +0000

Excerpt from Ground Truth with the voice of Dr. Andreas Fischlin of ETH Zurich.

Ground Truth Excerpt: Peter Doran

andrea — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:50 +0000

Excerpt from Ground Truth with the voice of Dr. Peter Doran.

Ground Truth Excerpt: Adam Lewis

andrea — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:09:46 +0000

Excerpt from Ground Truth with the voice of Antarctic geoscientist Dr. Adam Lewis.

Ground Truth Excerpt: Wolfgang Rack

andrea — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:41:46 +0000

Excerpt from Ground Truth with the voice of Dr. Wolfgang Rack.

Avalanche of Media on the Antarctic Discoveries of Dr. Adam Lewis

andrea — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:07:43 +0000

On December 8th, I interviewed Dr. Adam Lewis (listen here), but at the time knew only a hint of the importance of his research, which includes some of the most significant finds to come out of Antarctica, including fossilized remains of previously unknown species.

A paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Lewis and colleagues Dr. David Marchant, Boston University, Dr. Allan Ashworth, also at North Dakota State University, and several others has triggered a media blitz.

Here are some of my favorite articles with some very compelling images:
Science Daily
BBC News
National Geographic
another National Geographic
the Daily Mail - short, but I like the headline about the ‘Lost World’

Personal Climate Change Stories, recorded in Singapore

andrea — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:38:02 +0000

During the Luminous Green workshop at Singapore Management University during the ISEA festival, I was able to conduct short interviews with 5 of the international participants about their personal experiences with climate change. The range of backgrounds and experiences was very wide, from the Malaysian jungle to the north of Finland. Sound files for each of the interviews are posted here, with a podcast link of all the interviews combined. Apologies for the noise in the background of the recordings, but perhaps enjoy the Singapore street sounds. Posted in chronological order:

Jura Kaario speaks of his experiences in Finland growing up near a frozen lake

Isrizal, a Singaporean activist, talks about the loss of his boyhood home and learning how to ask permission to impact the environment

Singaporean Yeow Ching Shiang explains why ‘Christmas every day’ is not as good as it sounds

Dr. Lanfranco Aceti discusses desertification in Italy and the influence of the US on Italian culture

Singaporean designer Jeremy Sun Ting Kung talks about growing up in Taiwan and how design can change behavior