In this episode, Seraina Rohrer (former Head of Innovation & Society at Pro Helvetia) and Danièle Rod (Executive Director Swiss Polar Institute) talk about the two institutions’ collaboration in the PolARTS programme. They explain why they initiated the programme and outline the conditions for fruitful collaborations between the arts and science.

About PolARTS:

PolARTS is a joint initiative of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the [Swiss Polar Institute to stimulate exchange and foster collaboration between art and science. Past and current editions of PolARTS: Selected tandems 2022, Selected tandems 2024.

Mentioned in this episode:

‘flüchtiges eis –nachrichten von morgen’ by the artists Regula Imboden and Sabine Harbeke. The play was produced as part of the collaboration between the artist Sabine Harbeke and the scientist Margit Schwikowski in the PolARTS programme 2021. In season one of this podcast (‘Art meets polar sciences’), author Sabine Harbeke and scientist Margit Schwikowski recall their collaboration in the PolARTS programme 2021.