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3 years ago

Ornitographies by Xavi Bou

Ornitographies By Xavi Bou
Ornitographies By Xavi Bou
Ornitographies By Xavi Bou

ORNITOGRAPHIES ARISES FROM THE AUTHOR’S CONCERN FOR CAPTURING THOSE UNNOTICED MOMENTS AND FROM THE INTEREST IN QUESTIONING THE LIMITS OF HUMAN PERCEPTION.

Xavi Bou focuses on birds, his great passion, in order to capture in a single time frame, the shapes they generate when flying, making visible the invisible.

Unlike other motion analyses which preceded it, Ornitographies moves away from the scientific approach of chronophotography used by photographers like Eadweard Muybridge and Etienne-Jules Marey.

The approach used by Xavi Bou to portray the scene is not invasive; moreover, it rejects the distant study, resulting in organic form images that stimulate the imagination.

TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, AND CREATIVITY COMBINE TO CREATE EVOCATIVE IMAGES WHICH SHOW THE SENSUALITY AND BEAUTY OF THE BIRD’S MOVEMENTS AND WHICH ARE, AT THE SAME TIME, CLUES FOR THOSE WISHING TO IDENTIFY OR RECOGNIZE THEM.

In Ornitographies, the skill envied by men, the long-lasting shared yearning of flying, is presented to us, extending our visual perception.

Art and science walk hand in hand to create images, which are no longer a single portrait of reality but become a witness of the instants that, for a moment, were past, present, and future all at once.

ORNITOGRAPHIES IS A BALANCE BETWEEN ART AND SCIENCE; A NATURE-BASED DISSEMINATION PROJECT AND A VISUAL POETRY EXERCISE BUT ABOVE ALL, AN INVITATION TO PERCEIVE THE WORLD WITH THE SAME CURIOUS AND INNOCENT LOOK OF THE CHILD WE ONCE WERE.

( information and pictures from his website

xavibou.com)


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6 years ago
Did You Know That Selenium Deficiency Is A Thing? 
Did You Know That Selenium Deficiency Is A Thing? 

Did you know that selenium deficiency is a thing? 

Up to a billion people around the globe are deficient, not getting enough of this trace element from their diet. This is why we are interested in understanding what controls selenium levels in soils. The atmosphere supplies Se to the soil environment - but where does this initially come from? I loved illustrating this study by Süss et al., (2019), investigating trace element sources using rainwater analyses. The data show that the terrestrial biosphere apparently has much more of an impact than we traditionally thought - at least during the summer. 

source: Elke Suess, Franziska Aemisegger, Jeroen E. Sonke, Michael Sprenger, Heini Wernli and Lenny H. E. Winkel (2019): Marine versus continental sources of iodine and selenium in rainfall at two European high-altitude locations. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05533


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6 years ago
Doing Art And Science? Consider Submitting To The Next ArtSci Exhibit  Hémisphères  And Your Work

Doing Art and Science? Consider submitting to the next ArtSci exhibit  Hémisphères  and your work promoted @ETH Zürich! 

artsci.ethz.ch 

(watercolour on paper)


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6 years ago
Why Y’all So Negative?

Why y’all so negative?

scientific illustration (and its negative) of the common Red Snapper, Lutjanus compectamus

original done in watercolour


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6 years ago
A Paradise Drowning In Trash 
A Paradise Drowning In Trash 

A Paradise Drowning in Trash 

This past semester I got to be part of the ETH transdisciplinary case study, investigating solid waste management on the island of Seychelles. This small island developing state is facing an immense challenge with its trash: almost exclusively relying on landfilling the island is literally filling up. Filling up - in trash. Further, current landfills are absolutely ill-equipped for the amount and types of material deposited; there is currently no capacity for leachate treatment. With various kinds of hazardous materials such as chemical residues, pharmaceutical products, asbestos etc. entering the landfill, the lack of proper lining at Providence I (one of the two main landfills) represents an incredible risk for groundwater contamination.  More info @http://www.tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/former/cs2018.html


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7 years ago

Submissions close in about a month! Do you have your piece ready? Awesome prices, lots of artsci-ness and the chance to take part in an ETH Zürich exhibition guaranteed :D Definitely don’t hesitate to ask me if you have any questions, either shoot me a message here or on artsci.ethz@gmail.com 

How ArtSci Are You? Submission Are Open! 

How ArtSci are you? Submission are open! 

I am super excited to invite you to participate in the inaugural ArtSci exhibition, La Rencontre, this spring at ETH Zürich, Switzerland! La Rencontre is an art exhibition for scientists by scientists - we encourage everyone to submit data, videos, illustrations, or any sort of artwork that conveys a scientific idea, message, or concept – whether related to your research, side project or simply data by other scientists that you love and want to illustrate. The goal is to inspire scientists to think about and present their research in new, creative ways that promote science communication. Pieces will be displayed on the green floor in CHN in ETH Zentrum from 22nd April to 6th May, with a vernissage on the 22.04 and an official closing/award ceremony on the 06.05.18.  Submission are open - please contact artsci.ethz@gmail.com in case of questions, or check out our website: https://artsci.ethz.ch or our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtSci.ETHZ/ I can’t wait to see what the magic of science and art sparks in you! <3 


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7 years ago
How ArtSci Are You? Submission Are Open! 

How ArtSci are you? Submission are open! 

I am super excited to invite you to participate in the inaugural ArtSci exhibition, La Rencontre, this spring at ETH Zürich, Switzerland! La Rencontre is an art exhibition for scientists by scientists - we encourage everyone to submit data, videos, illustrations, or any sort of artwork that conveys a scientific idea, message, or concept -- whether related to your research, side project or simply data by other scientists that you love and want to illustrate. The goal is to inspire scientists to think about and present their research in new, creative ways that promote science communication. Pieces will be displayed on the green floor in CHN in ETH Zentrum from 22nd April to 6th May, with a vernissage on the 22.04 and an official closing/award ceremony on the 06.05.18.  Submission are open - please contact artsci.ethz@gmail.com in case of questions, or check out our website: https://artsci.ethz.ch or our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtSci.ETHZ/ I can’t wait to see what the magic of science and art sparks in you! <3 


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1 year ago

“Matter cannot be created nor destroyed, thus In the beginning there was nothing. From nothing I came, for which I am nothing. Perhaps I am something somewhere, at sometime, but certainly I am nothing nowhere. To which I will ultimately return to my nothingness. For if there is nothing, nothing is lost. Thus I morn no absence, because somewhere, perhaps we are together in our nothingness and not remanence of past energies that bonded then broke. I try to relish in my nothingness because somewhere I am with you and you are with me and we are endless, but it doesn’t change the fact that I am nothing and thus I feel nothing.

Because at one time, I felt everything.

I’ve come to the conclusion the everything and nothing must be the same, there is no beginning nor end to it, the line between must be blurred because I cannot recall when feeling everything became nothing.”

<3 Victoria-Grace

[formerly known as Lavender Grey]


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