These images were among the juried selections for the 10th International Digital Print Exhibition, organised by Art & Science Collaborations, Inc. (ASCI).
They are on display at the New York Hall of Science until January 25, 2009, and include pictures of electricity-generating moths and polar bears with jet packs…
Plug
, by Edward Morin.
Informed by the paintings of René Magritte, Morin illustrates not only what we are doing to Earth’s resources (removing them), but also what we need to do (replace and renew resources).
Future Bear
, by Rachel Simmons.
This image hopes to provoke questions about the future of our planet, as well as our role as innovators and problem-solvers.
Polar bears growing gills and wearing jet packs seems pretty unlikely, but it is often our wildest ideas that end up as realities.
Jungle
, by Steve Miller.
Just as a doctor would take an X-ray of their ill patients, Miller took an X-ray of several plants from the so-called lungs of the world, the Amazon rainforest.
Moth Generator
by Christine Chin.
In theory, moths could be magnetised (using a high-iron diet) and polarised. By then making them fly backwards and forwards (using light) past conductive coils, an electric current could be generated.
The idea is, of course, fictional – but Chin hopes to encourage creative thought about the future of energy production.
Flamingo Egg
, by Stephen Harrison.
The image alludes to the maternal urge and to the conditions needed for life
Off the Grid
, by Rachel Simmons.
This image considers our planet’s future in the light of accelerating climate change.
It was created by layering Photoshop images with traditional techniques like monotype, relief and lithographic printmaking.
