Ars Electronica Festival · 2017
Dust Blooms: A Research Narrative in Artistic Ecology
🏆 Honorary Mention · Prix Ars Electronica 2017
Alexandra R. Toland's “Dust Blooms: A Research Narrative in Artistic Ecology” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 2017, category Hybrid Art.
*Dust Blooms* juxtaposes the beauty and function of urban flora using a synthesis of artistic and scientific methods to comment on the every-day importance of ecosystem services in cities. The transdisciplinary examination of the dust filtration capacity of flowers consists of 3 parts: 1) **Field Work / Observation**…
About Alexandra R. Toland
Alexandra Regan Toland (US/DE) is a visual artist and landscape planner based in Berlin. She earned an MFA from the Dutch Art Institute and PhD from the Technische Universität Berlin (Department of Soil Protection).
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