SECOS
Adjunct Researcher
SECOS Millennium Institute
Chile, 2021 – Present
- Co-lead interdisciplinary collaboration in art, science and technology for coastal sustainability
- Research and Develop innovative digital/virtual/augmented art and technology engagement experiences
- Provide creative and technology direction for public art and communication initiatives that activate research around socio-ecological challenges of coastal fishing communities
I am part of a transdisciplinary team of solution innovators for coastal sustainability at The Coastal Social-Ecological Millennium Institute (SECOS), an initiative of theMinistry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation. The work of our Arts + Sciences team functions as both an area of academic research for the co-production of knowledge and as a more concrete interface for linking with society through co-creation. The co-creation activities are materialized in the integration of Arts + Science through collaborative public mural projects, workshops, contemporary scientific illustration, STEM, STEAM and citizen/community science projects, art and science residencies, and experimental research work in new media, and curatorial collaborations with other entities such as the Biennial Concepción, Art & Science.
“Tiempos de Muralismo” is a project that began 3 years ago, where murals have been co-created by a team of artists, scientists from the Coastal Social-Ecological Millennium Institute (SECOS), and communities of fishermen and fisherwomen throughout Chile, in collaboration with national and U.S. artists. Through shared experience, dialogue and exploration, the intertwined stories and visions of climate change adaptation, niche innovation and the complex web of social-ecological systems of each territory and coast began to emerge. Although traditional in origin and technique, the project incorporates technology and innovation through the delivery of a complementary immersive virtual underwater experience of each coastal site, implemented directly into the murals through Augmented Reality (AR) and technology through apps. We continue to experiment with the communities, co-creating now also with the UPWELL Millennium Nucleus in other locations.