Communicating “Science” Through Art- embracing collective activism through creative research as a participating consumer of fish & welcoming the active viewer to join in on the conversation
The current state of the global fishing industry and the people it affects closely calls to question our consumption, and the complex problems of commercial fishing. Yes, there is a need to fish and I understand the desire for it as well, but what is lost when we all sit down to eat?
Through a visual platform, my work sparks curiosity on the same concerns the scientific, conservation and sustainability communities are discussing in their fields. The technical language and complex context addressed are specific and non-emotive—a contrast to the art world where elements and principles of design elicit emotional responses from the viewer. I promote active participation in an attempt to fuel discussions on a collapsing fishing industry and ten year shift of an ecosystem I hold dear.
Through this work I also reference my own experience as a fish consumer, and expose the to participating viewer my own vulnerable state. If any judgments are to be inferred through my offered content, I also suggest that I too should be judged. I attempt to link the need to question our role and begin to touch on those greater systems that are beyond us. Therefore, I welcome the passive viewer to become an active participant and become mentally engaged through the “familiar” physicality the work offers.
This information may not be quickly garnered or universal, but I believe the explorative presentations of my work support internal reflection with the “active" viewing and participatory experience. It further promotes the opportunity for communal discussion driven by the data fueling each piece. In the process of the participant’s investigation, I welcome them to arrive at their own conclusion on how to best tackle the issues of current fishing practices through their own creative research.
I leave you the active participant to consider, how can our choices protect one of the last wild foods for future years and generations?
The current state of the global fishing industry and the people it affects closely calls to question our consumption, and the complex problems of commercial fishing. Yes, there is a need to fish and I understand the desire for it as well, but what is lost when we all sit down to eat?
Through a visual platform, my work sparks curiosity on the same concerns the scientific, conservation and sustainability communities are discussing in their fields. The technical language and complex context addressed are specific and non-emotive—a contrast to the art world where elements and principles of design elicit emotional responses from the viewer. I promote active participation in an attempt to fuel discussions on a collapsing fishing industry and ten year shift of an ecosystem I hold dear.
Through this work I also reference my own experience as a fish consumer, and expose the to participating viewer my own vulnerable state. If any judgments are to be inferred through my offered content, I also suggest that I too should be judged. I attempt to link the need to question our role and begin to touch on those greater systems that are beyond us. Therefore, I welcome the passive viewer to become an active participant and become mentally engaged through the “familiar” physicality the work offers.
This information may not be quickly garnered or universal, but I believe the explorative presentations of my work support internal reflection with the “active" viewing and participatory experience. It further promotes the opportunity for communal discussion driven by the data fueling each piece. In the process of the participant’s investigation, I welcome them to arrive at their own conclusion on how to best tackle the issues of current fishing practices through their own creative research.
I leave you the active participant to consider, how can our choices protect one of the last wild foods for future years and generations?