{"id":16197,"date":"2021-07-22T15:06:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T13:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondationthalie.org\/fr\/?p=16197"},"modified":"2022-11-21T12:11:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T11:11:02","slug":"parole-de-createurs-face-a-lurgence-ecologique-claudia-comte-tom-battin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.fondationthalie.org\/en\/non-classe\/word-of-makers-facing-ecological-emergency-claudia-comte-tom-battin\/","title":{"rendered":"Creators facing Climate Emergency:  Claudia Comte &#038; Tom Battin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the light of current times, the Foundation is broadening its field of exploration to include<strong> ecological issues<\/strong> through a series of online and live conversations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationthalie.org\/en\/podcasts?tags%5B0%5D=228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Creators<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>facing Climate Emergency<\/strong><\/a>. Artists, scientists and searchers are invited to question today\u2019s world and create\u00a0<strong>new narratives<\/strong> to draw more desirable futures:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Which commitment and <strong>responsibility<\/strong> do the artist and the philosopher have regarding this crisis?<br \/>\n\u2013 How are\u00a0<strong>artistic<\/strong> and <strong>writing<\/strong> <strong>practices\u00a0<\/strong>impacted? Which behaviour should individually and collectively\u00a0be implemented?<br \/>\n\u2013 What new way to produce and display art while public engagement becomes increasingly immaterial?<\/p>\n<p>The Swiss contemporary artist <strong>Claudia Comte<\/strong>\u00a0is invited to share her practice and conception around <strong>natural and sustainable materials<\/strong> to engage new ways of producing and displaying art.\u00a0Mainly known for her <strong>impressive site-specific installations<\/strong> that allow the public to encounter art through nature, Claudia Comte&#8217;s recent practice integrates the <strong>life cycles of rivers and oceans<\/strong>, notably through several scientific collaborations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nThursday 30 September from 7 pm to 8 pm<br \/>\nGuests<\/strong>: <b>Claudia Comte<\/b>, artist, and <strong>Tom Battin<\/strong>, professor of environmental sciences.<\/p>\n<p><em>Moderated by <strong>Stefano Vendramin<\/strong>, curator in art related to ecology.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This talk will be held in English.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Join this event live<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_PJuJ2C1BR8yoMZ_uOskoDQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for free\u00a0on this webinar<\/a> and interact live with guests<\/li>\n<li>Access livestream diffusion on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationthalie.org\/en\/events\/table-ronde\/francais-parole-de-createurs-prune-nourry-nicola-delon#.YBqy6i2S3OQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">event page<\/a> of our website and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fondationthalie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook Live<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claudia COMTE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Born in 1983, Claudia Comte holds a master&#8217;s degree in art and science from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hepl.ch\/accueil\/formation\/unites-enseignement-et-recherche\/didactiques-art-technologie\/didactiques\/arts-visuels.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haute Ecole P\u00e9dagogique des Arts Visuels<\/a><\/strong> in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mainly known for her impressive <strong>site-specific installations<\/strong> that allow the public to <strong>encounter art through nature<\/strong>, her minimalist work mixes geometric painting and abstract sculpture. Through the decomposition and repetition of motifs inspired by Op Art and Pop Art, Claudia Comte offers a colourful and dynamic work. However, although seductive to the eye, her works question above all <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>memory of materials<\/strong> and <strong>their ecosystem<\/strong>. Thus, the wood she uses reminds us of the climatic evolution of the planet, making us aware of <strong>the modification of materials intrinsically linked to their ecosystem<\/strong>.\u00a0After numerous residencies in France, the United States and South Africa, she was awarded <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swissartawards.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Swiss Art Awards<\/a><\/strong> in 2014.\u00a0Claudia Comte is represented by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.koeniggalerie.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K\u00f6nig Galerie<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gladstonegallery.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gladstone Gallery<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nTom BATTIN<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tom Battin has a doctorate in ecology and is a professor of environmental science at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epfl.ch\/fr\/\"><b>Ecole Polytechnique F\u00e9d\u00e9rale de Lausanne (EPFL)<\/b><\/a>, specialising in aquatic ecosystems. By demonstrating <b>the role of microbial biofilms in river ecosystems<\/b>, Tom Battin has made the scientific community aware of the importance of inland waters in <b>the global carbon cycle<\/b>. Dominating microbial life, biofilms are an ancestral and multicellular life form of the Earth, which, by reproducing, contribute to the balance of ecosystems and the carbon cycle.\u00a0His current research focuses on <b>high mountain streams<\/b>. To this end, he leads the project <a href=\"https:\/\/nomisfoundation.ch\/research-projects\/vanishing-glaciers-what-else-besides-water-is-lost\/\"><b>&#8220;Vanishing Glacier &#8211; What Else Besides Water Is Lost?&#8221;<\/b><\/a> at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). In recognition of his research, Tom Battin was awarded<b> the prestigious Start Prize<\/b> in Austria.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This talk will be available as a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fondationthalie.org\/en\/podcasts?v=d3dcf429c679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">podcast<\/a> <\/strong>on our website and on<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClx4PIdyZ-HV0Jr9609UQ-Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youtube<\/a> <\/strong>the day after diffusion.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the light of current times, the Foundation is broadening its field of exploration to include ecological issues through a series of online and live conversations Creators\u00a0facing Climate Emergency. 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