Lecture date: October 12, 2016. Artist Gail Wight discussed how topics in biology—like deep time, species diversity, extinction, and the forces of weather on habitat—drive her studio practice.

Lecture Archive: Gail Wight

Learn about ocean-related art and performances and the ways that art can be used to communicate scientific concepts in these short video podcasts from the Aquarium of the Pacific. The Long Beach, California-based Aquarium regularly hosts exhibits and performances to inspire interest in the ocean and environment in new ways. Speakers in the institution’s Guest Speaker Series have included sculptors, painters, photographers, filmmakers, and also sound artists.

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