Life Support Systems awarded City of Melbourne Grant

17 Apr

In 2011 I was awarded an Arts Project Grant from the City of Melbourne for the research and development of my project: Life Support Systems.

The brief: To create a series of weather maps that use data from NASA Earth Observing Satellite to chart the history of monitoring Earth’s Atmosphere and today’s attitudes towards Climate Change: the forecast for tomorrow. The weather maps will be created using the high-tech glass designed by NASA for the visor of space suit helmets. The idea being, that by creating weather maps that focus on Earth's atmospheric weather, the parallel can be made between the material's original use as a part of the life-support-system of the astronaut and it's natural counterpart- the Ozone Layer.

*Life Support Systems*, 2011. Installation view - Craft.

The artworks were first presented in Making Sense at Craft in 2011 and in Wonderland at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei.

*Life Support Systems,* installation view MOCA Taipei

*Life Support Systems* (wall), *Atmosphere* (glass bubbles).Installation view MOCA Taipei.

Jasmine Morgan Ryan

Jasmine Morgan Ryan is a techno-romantic artist whose multi-disciplinary practice focuses on understanding our intimate relationship to nature and the cosmos. Her work draws attention to the invisible aspects that impact our existence and unite us, and the themes we struggle with in our humanity.

http://www.jasminemorganryan.com

Life Support Systems awarded City of Melbourne Grant

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