Orion Magazine feature by Gabriel Poplin on Harvard Forest Hemlock Hospice installation work can be read here. A fun quote: "My work is similar to a Morrissey song. The content is terribly depressing. But the delivery doesn't need to be depressing."
Reception for Proposed Futures Exhibition at Urbano Project
Looking forward to the reception for Proposed Futures: Then and Now exhibition at the Urbano Project on Wednesday April 25th at 6PM. Exhibition focuses on the proposal as a creative medium across a variety of recent projects including residencies at Harvard Forest, Teton Art Lab, Trifecta Editions, and MASS MoCA. The reception will also host a live performance by Ben Cosgrove who's landscape-inspired compositions are stunning. The Urbano Project is located at 29 Germania Street, JP, Mass...right across from the Sam Adams Brewery. Exhibition runs through May 17th.
Spring Hemlock Hospice Public Lectures
Hemlock Hospice collaborator Aaron M. Ellison (Senior Ecologist, Harvard Forest) and I are actively seeking speaking opportunities. Interested in bringing the talk to your organization? If so, please reach out; Borden@fas.harvard.edu
Hemlock Hospice: landscape ecology, art, and design, as science communication
Abstract:
This talk focuses on the intersection of ecology, art, and design as viewed through the lens of the Hemlock Hospice project. Hemlock Hospice is an, art-based interpretive trail conceived and developed by David Buckley Borden, Aaron M. Ellison, and their team of interdisciplinary collaborators. On view through mid-November 2018, this immersive site-specific science-communication project tells the story of the ongoing demise of the eastern hemlock tree at the hands (and mouth) of a tiny aphid-like insect, the hemlock wooly adelgid. While telling the story of the loss of eastern hemlock, the project addresses larger issues of climate change, human impact, and the future of New England forests.
The talk includes an overview of the Hemlock Hospice project from the complementary perspectives of science, art, and design, and also addresses the practical challenges of creating and realizing such interdisciplinary projects. Borden and Ellison will share their research-driven creative process, including challenges and lessons and highlight the team’s collaborative approach to science communication at the intersection of landscape, creativity, and cultural event.
Artist Talk at Urbano Project
This Thursday. I'll be hosting an artist talk and walk through the Proposed Futures: Then and Now exhibition at Urbano Project on Thursday April 5th at 6PM. The talk will focus on the use of the proposal as a creative medium across a variety of recent projects. The Urbano project is located at 29 Germania Street, JP, Mass...right across from the Sam Adams Brewery. Exhibition runs through May 17th. Open Mon-Friday, 1-6PM, or by appointment.
Exhibition at Urbano Project
[Boston, MA] Urbano Project will present David Buckley Borden | Proposed Futures: Then and Now, an exhibition that explores how art and design can foster cultural cohesion around environmental issues and help inform ecology-minded decision-making, March 30 – May 17, 2018.
David Buckley Borden | Proposed Futures : Then and Now
March 30 – May 17, 2018
Artist Installation Tour : April 5, 6pm
Reception: April 25, 6 -9pm
Hemlock Hospice talk with Artist David Buckley Borden and Harvard Forest Scientist Dr. Aaron M. Ellison: May 11, 6pm
Public Talk at Maine Audubon
Mark Your Conservation Calendars. Dr. Aaron M. Ellison and I will be presenting the Hemlock Hospice project at the Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth, ME on May 10th at 7PM. We look forward to sharing new design impact data on the project as well new creative developments in our year-long outreach campaign. More event information, including registration links, can be found here.
Shifting Sites Exhibition at RISD
Shifting Sites exhibition opens at the Rhode Island School of Design on March 5th. This design exhibition explores creative concept of "site" as varied design driver across three practices; Lateral Office, Snøhetta, and my Harvard Forest collaboration with Dr. Aaron M Ellison et al. Aaron and I will be exhibiting a variety of photographs from the Hemlock Hospice as well as a model for a new climate change data-viz installation project called Warming Warning Walk.
Landscape Architecture Magazine
Feral Landscape Architecture. I am honored to share a page in the February issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine with Peter Del Tredici, Teri Rueb, and Dr. Aaron M. Ellison. Article by Madeline Bodin focuses on the practice of combining art, ecology, technology, and education at Harvard University, specifically art-science collaborations at the Harvard Forest and the Arnold Arboretum.
Native Plant Podcast Interview
I had the opportunity to meet many fascinating "native plants" folks at the New Directions in American Landscape symposium in January, including fellow presenter, John Magee. John recently interviewed Dr. Aaron M. Ellison and I for his Native Plant Podcast program. Listen to the new episode, which gets into the weeds on the Hemlock Hospice project and other plant and ecology subjects, here.
Teton Art Lab Fundraising Show
Gratitude to the Teton Art Lab Community. I'm pleased to give back to the Teton Art Lab by contributing silkscreen prints to their annual fundraising group show Wallpaper18. Opening reception takes place on Feb 22nd at 130 S. Jackson, Jackson, WY.
Public Talk at RISD
Next Tuesday at RISD. I am honored to kick off the RISD spring landscape architecture lecture series with co-presenter Dr. Aaron Ellison. The public talk starts at 6pm on Feb 27 in the Bayard Ewing Building (RM106). All welcome.
Hemlock Hospice Talk at GSD
Delighted to return to the Harvard Graduate School of Design to co-present Hemlock Hospice project with Aaron Ellison on February 6th. The evening event starts at 6:30PM in Gund Hall (room 124) is co-sponsored by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects and GSD ASLA student group. Event is free and open to the public, event RSVP is requested.
Event poster by Rose Lee.
Hemlock Hospice Public Lectures in February
Hemlock Hospice collaborator Aaron M. Ellison (Senior Ecologist, Harvard Forest) and I are actively seeking speaking opportunities. Interested in bringing the talk to your organization? If so, please reach out; Borden@fas.harvard.edu
Hemlock Hospice: landscape ecology, art, and design, as science communication
Abstract:
This talk focuses on the intersection of ecology, art, and design as viewed through the lens of the Hemlock Hospice project. Hemlock Hospice is an, art-based interpretive trail conceived and developed by David Buckley Borden, Aaron M. Ellison, and their team of interdisciplinary collaborators. On view through mid-November 2018, this immersive site-specific science-communication project tells the story of the ongoing demise of the eastern hemlock tree at the hands (and mouth) of a tiny aphid-like insect, the hemlock wooly adelgid. While telling the story of the loss of eastern hemlock, the project addresses larger issues of climate change, human impact, and the future of New England forests.
The talk includes an overview of the Hemlock Hospice project from the complementary perspectives of science, art, and design, and also addresses the practical challenges of creating and realizing such interdisciplinary projects. Borden and Ellison will share their research-driven creative process, including challenges and lessons and highlight the team’s collaborative approach to science communication at the intersection of landscape, creativity, and cultural event.
Hemlock Hospice Review on Hyperallergic
I am always grateful for thoughtful reviews from the arts community. Big thanks to Allison Meier for her insightful coverage of the Hemlock Hospice project on Hyperallergic. Read the full article here.
New Directions in the American Landscape Symposium
New Directions in the American Landscape. Excited to give "Hybrid Vigor: Ecology X Art X Design" talk as part of the annual NDAL conference (in Philly on Jan 12 and in New London on Jan 19th). I'll present work from Trifecta Editions Teton Artlab and Harvard Forest projects as case studies of interdisciplinary design. Conference details can be found here.
Site Visit Installation at Montserrat College of Art
New installation, Site Visit, can now be viewed at the 301 Frame Gallery at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA until 2/24. Site Visit is a traveling installation intended to promote a proactive cultural ecology supported by interdisciplinary science-communication. In conjunction with the installation, Aaron Ellison and I will give a public talk on February 7th at Montserrat College. The free public talk will focus on the @harvardforest Hemlock Hospice project.
Winter Viewing of Hemlock Hospice
The Hemlock Hospice interpretive trail at the Harvard Forest is open to cross country skiers and snowshoe hikers all winter. Trail maps are available in information kiosk in front of the Fisher Museum. Please be advised that hunting season is still open through the end of the year; wear bright colors when touring the Hemlock Hospice installation. Enjoy!
Boston Globe Article on Hemlock Hospice
A Pure Delight. Dr. Aaron Ellison and I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon in the field with Renée Loth, editor of Architecture Boston Magazine and Boston Globe columnist a couple weeks ago. Today the Globe published Renee's article, "A Memorial in Green" on the Hemlock Hospice project. The insightful piece can be read here.
Hemlock Hospice Collaborators
The interdisciplinary Hemlock Hospice project was made possible by both leading Harvard scientists and an A-team of creative professionals with a wonderfully diverse set of skills and interests. The year-long project was collaborative in intent, process, and production. Beyond the artwork itself, the final project can be viewed as an allied exhibition of science, art, and design talent from across the country. Learn more about the Hemlock Hospice collaborators here.
Hemlock Hospice Public Lecture Series
I am looking forward to giving a series of public talks with Dr. Aaron Ellison on our Hemlock Hospice collaboration. We are organizing over a dozen events; the following engagements are confirmed: Smith College - Feb 1, Hampshire College - Feb 2, Montserrat College of Art - Feb 7, Northeastern University - Feb 8, and RISD - Feb 27. Interested in bringing the talk to your institution, please reach out: Borden@fas.harvard.edu.