Andrea Polli
USA
Sonic Antarctica
2007-2008
Sound and video installation, new version for @rt Outsiders 2009
How can one represent the reality of Antarctica? How can one make tangible the abstract datas related to climat? With sound answers Polli.
Sonic Antarctica inclut des enregistrements de sons naturels et techniques prélevés sur le terrain ; des sonifications de données scientifiques ; ainsi que des entretiens avec des météorologues et des spécialistes du climat.
By immerging us in a sound environment, Sonic Antarctica provides an intimate and tangible perception of a reality that remains for us out of scale.
She writes : Antarctica is an extreme environment that holds some of the most unique species, but it is also an ecosystem undergoing rapid change. 2007/2008 marks the fourth International Polar Year (IPY), the largest and most ambitious international effort to investigate the impact of the poles on the global environment.
Biography
Andrea Polli is an artist, Associate Professor in Fine Arts and Engineering and Director of Interdisciplinary Film and Digital Media at The University of New Mexico. Polli’s work has been presented in venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art Artport and The Field Museum of Natural History and has been reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, Art in America, Art News and others. In 2007/2008, she spent seven weeks living in Antarctica.