Future Environments
未来环境
Data Science, AI and Artistic Prefiguration to envision the ecological turn from the River’s perspective
以人工智能，数据科学和艺术预测来预想从河流视角出发的生态转向
Exhibition and Research presentation 研究交流会&展览
Andrea Conte (Andreco studio – Climate Art Project – Futurecologies )
Aquarium Room, D&I
December 19th, Thursday 5.30pm Exhibition until December 25th
12月19日，鱼缸，17:30 展出持续时间:12月25日
During his residency at the Ecology and Cultures Innovation Lab at Tongji University of Shanghai, the artist and scientist Andrea Conte (Andreco studio) realized a series of data-driven sculptures utilising the opendata from China National Environmental Monitoring Centre (CNEMC). The sculptures created with parametric models and 3D fabrication aim to intuitively represent the implication of the socio-ecological systems and more-than-human perspectives of the river’s waterscapes.
The Yangtze River in China, the Tiber and Aniene Rivers in Italy and the Pinheiros River in Brazil are selected as points of reference to envision new scenarios and reflect on possible sustainable future environments.
Rivers have always been fundamental to civilizations and to the life of all living beings, how has the relationship between people and rivers changed over time? What if we try to tell a story from the river’s point of view? The science-informed artworks will be the starting point for an open conversation about possible ecological scenarios and intersectoral best-practices for an Ecological Transition and Climate Justice.
“Future Environments” is a research project granted by the Italian Council program (2024) promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture, which aims to promote Italian contemporary art worldwide.
Organised by
Ecology and Cultures Innovation Lab, D&I
Supported by
Tongji University
Italian Council program (2024) promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture
More info: https://www.climateartproject.com/flumen/
www.andreco.org | www.climateartproject.com | https://ecology.shanghai-visual.org/web/
Andrea Conte (Andreco)
Short Bio
Andrea Conte, director of Andreco studio (www.andreco.org), works between art, science and climate justice. A visual artist with a PhD in Environmental Engineering, Andrea Conte has conducted postdoctoral research on Nature Based Solutions for sustainable water management and Climate Change mitigation and adaptation in collaboration with the University of Bologna and Columbia University, New York. He collaborates with several research centers and is affiliated to the Ecological Art practice research group of Niche, Ca’Foscari University in Venice. His artistic research is focused on the relationship between the human and non-human; between urban environments and the landscape. At the intersection of art, science and activism, his multidisciplinary initiative, Climate Art Project (www.climateartproject.com) is exemplary of how his artistic and scientific research translates into direct forms of climate action. Andrea Conte (Andreco) has participated in and exhibited in several international festivals, museums and galleries and is a lecturer for a number of art academies and universities where he teaches courses on art theory, art and ecology, art and urban planning, environmental engineering and environmental humanities. The results of three if his projects — Climate Art Project, Flumen (about rivers) and Aula Verde (about art and urban forestry) — have recently been published among Nature’s Scientific Reports https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-51611-9 ). Future Environment, Andrea Conte’s research project is granted by the Italian Council program (2024) promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture. contact: info@andreco.org
Andrea Conte, Andreco Studio, Photo by Elain MIller
With the support of:
Italian Council program (2024) promoted by the Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture, which aims to promote Italian contemporary art worldwide.
Tongji University
Climate Art Project
Futurecologies
