7D Project and Reading 4: Science |
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For this last project/reading in the class you will work in groups of three to four. There is no separate reading assignment this period.
But in order to "solve" the project assignment everybody in the group has to read the readings.
The project should explore a specific scientific inquiry wich you are introduced to by attending a lecture in any science department at UCSB (see links below). Your group will produce a project proposal not an actual project. The imagined project could be conceptual, digital, sculptural, performative, visual etc. Avoid illustrating the issues talked about in the lecture/magazine. The readings this period provides ways in which to think about how art can participate in and enrich scientific inquires. The project proposal should include: 1. Description of the project, how it will look/function, what materials it is made out of, how it is constructed, how do the audience experience or interact with the project etc. 2. Description of the conceptual significance of the project. In the readings you find many different ways that art projects can contribute to a scientific inquiry. Describe how your project does it. Include at least one explicit reference (with quote's) to 3 of the following articles: a, Jonah Lehrer "The Future of Science is Art?" (Seed, 2007) b, Natalie Jeremijenko and Lawrence Krauss Interview (Seed, 2007) c,Hans H Diebner "Performative Science" (excerpt from Performative Science and Beyond --Involving the Process in Research) (2006) d, Sian Ede "Ambiguities and Singularities" (excerpt from Art & Science) (2006) e, Stephen Wilson "Elaboration on the Approach of Art as Research" (excerpt from Information Arts) (2001) f, Ron Platt "Lab Results" (2002) (Use the other readings, which have a lot of examples of art projects, as a way to get ideas.) 3. Images such as charts, illustrations, sketches, and other materials such as sound files if relevant. 4. Links to external sites about the scientific inquiry you are dealing with. The proposal (approx. 1000 words) with images and other media files, should be turned into a web page. Link to the page from all the group members' home pages. Schedule:Before first section:Each of you should spend time before the first section finding a lecture in any science department at UCSB that takes place between Thursday Feb 26 and Friday March 6th. Select a lecture that seems interesting to you for any reason. If you really can't find a lecture that fits in to your schedule, browse through scientific magazines for articles that interest you. (See list below) It is very likely that the lectures or articles are about topics that you don't know anything about. Don't let that discourage you. Just find some way to relate to the material and let it inspire you. Start reading the six readings listed above. If possible form a group with people who are interested in the same lecture/article. Next weekFirst section:Present the lecture/article you find interesting to the class in order to find others who share your interest. Form groups of three to four people sharing the same interest. Anytime during the first week: Go to the science lecture with your group. Listen to the lecture and let it inspire you to a project idea. Don't get frustrated if you don't understand what is said. Just hang on to the bits that makes you think about something interesting. Take notes. Make sure you have read the three readings listed above before you go to the lecture so that you can more easily imagine how to approach the subject from an artistic point of view. Second section: If the second section the first week is before the UCSB science lecture, use it to research the topic you will be hearing about and to plan possible approaches to the project by discussing the readings. If the second section is after the UCSB science lecture use it to discuss project ideas and the texts and start dividing up the work. Last Week:First section:Write description, make diagrams, sketches, models, whatever materials you need to accurately present the project idea. Second section: Present the project idea in class. The students and TA in the section should then select the 3 most interesting projects to present in the lecture that week. Last Lecture March 12th: Selected group project presentations from both sections. UCSB Science Departments Events Websites: Lifesciences: Biomolecular Science and Engineering Lifesciences: Biomolecular Science and Engineering (grad presentations etc) Lifesciences: Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology Bren School of Environmental Science Environmental Studies Earth Science Geography Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Physics Physics Grad Calendar Astro Physics The Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Fluid Physics Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Center for Nano Technology in Society California Nano Systems Institute Chemistry Chemical Engineering Materials Computer Science Math Statistics and applied probability Economics Communication (25 years ann. conference) Communication Political Science Sociology Psychology Science Journals/Magazines (can be found in the library and in bookstores): Discover Science News Popular Science Scientific American Scientific American Mind Science Nature |
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