Time Lapse Glaciers and Hydroacoustic Recording from Jake Walter

andrea — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:15:42 +0000

Jake Walter of the University of California Santa Cruz Planetary and Marine Computing program and contributor of ice movement data to the Sonic Antarctica project has just posted some fascinating time lapse videos and a hydroacoustic (underwater) recording from this season in Antarctica. Here is the link

Ground Truth video now on Vimeo and Blip.tv

andrea — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:13:44 +0000

You can view the full 12 minute video at these two locations:
http://andreapolli.blip.tv/
http://www.vimeo.com/2553737

Dr. Peter Spichtinger of the ETH Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science

andrea — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:22:03 +0000

Last month I spoke with Dr. Peter Spichtinger at the ETH in Zurich about his work studying cirrus clouds in the upper atmosphere and the need for more complete cloud models:

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.