Science and its Publics: ‘A Treetop Odyssey’ - Screening and discussion

Date

October 30, 2010

Time

15:00–17:30

Place

ICA: London

Price

See below

This screening and discussion event focus our attentions on the one of the world’s most inaccessible and under-explored area, the tropical rainforest canopies.

 Some of the rarest plants and animals on earth are found in such locations where undiscovered species live only in these tree tops and never set foot on the forest floor. Until now, the canopy has been virtually inaccessible to scientists.

 This event starts with a screening of Werner Herzog’s 2004 film, ‘The White Diamond’ which eloquently illustrates the complexity of our human desire and need to further explore the planet and its resources.

Set in the Kaieteur Falls in the heart of Guyana, it features the efforts of one of the world’s leading dendronautical engineers, Dr Graham Dorrington in his attempts to test the airship he designed to explore the forest canopy.

This is followed by presentations and discussions by a unique group of botanists, artists and engineers, all pioneering the use of airships and dirigibles to explore the forest canopy. They will discuss their work and its wider implication in areas as diverse as the future of medicine and culture.

Speakers will include Dr Graham Dorrington (Queen Mary, University of London), Marion Laval-Jeantet and Benoît Mangin (Art Orienté Objet) and others. The event will be chaired by Quentin Cooper (BBC Radio 4).

This event is a partnership between The Arts Catalyst, Queen Mary, University of London and LCACE and has been developed as part of The Inside Out Festival. This event is being supported by the British Council.

Cost: £9/8 concs £7 ICA members
To book, please click here http://www.ica.org.uk/?lid=25928

Thumbnail image: The White Diamond , Dir. Werner Herzog, 2004

Organizers

Inside Out Festival

Registration

For this event no registration is necessary on the Inside Out Festival website but may (if stated above) be required elsewhere