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Explore the intersection of art and environmental science through artist Tristan Duke's presentation on his innovative Glacial Optics project and ice-lens camera work. Discover how Duke documents rapidly melting glaciers in the Sierra Nevada through aerial surveys conducted as the 2024-2025 Peter E Pool Fellow at the Nevada Museum of Art Center for Art and Environment. Learn about his research at the Yosemite Museum and Archives examining historical artifacts from John Muir's pioneering 1872 glacial movement measurements and subsequent annual glacier surveys from the 1930s. Examine Duke's experimental photography techniques, including his recent SITE Santa Fe project creating giant photographs using developer made from Pinyon pine needles harvested from the Santa Fe Institute's Cowan campus. Gain insights into how contemporary artists are using innovative methods to document and respond to climate change while connecting historical scientific research with modern environmental art practices.
