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Nature Magazine writes about #ICOE and mentions The Apocalypse Project and An Olfactory Portrait of the Amazon Rainforest

October 26, 2017
Amazon, News

Anthony King of Nature Magazine writes about Science Gallery Dublin’s “In Case of Emergency” exhibition and mentions The Apocalypse Project and An Olfactory Portrait of the Amazon Rainforest!

“Artist Catherine Sarah Young plays with sensory pleasure of a different sort in An Olfactory Portrait of the Amazon Rainforest. Eight pungent perfumes guide us through the shrinking Amazon. Inspired by a stay in the jungle, Young created the scents — including ‘Earth’, ‘Spices’ and ‘Lianas’ — hoping to provoke an urge to conserve through this most visceral sense, bound tight to memories. She founded the inter- disciplinary Apocalypse Project in 2013, to raise awareness on climate change through art–science works and collaborations. The original Greek meaning of ‘apocalypse’ is, she reminds, ‘lifting of the veil’.”

King, Anthony. “Risk, rout and ruination,” Nature Magazine, Volume 550, Number 7677 page 456, 26 October 2017 issue

Thank you very much to everyone who has ever been a part of these projects!

xo
Catherine

The Irish Times highlights “An Olfactory Portrait of the Amazon Rainforest”

October 20, 2017
News

Aidan Dunne of The Irish Times lists Science Gallery Dublin’s “In Case of Emergency” exhibition as one of the best art shows to see this week, and highlights An Olfactory Portrait of the Amazon Rainforest. Thanks so much!

In Case of Emergency
The Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin Until February 11th, 2018 sciencegallery.com

From nuclear apocalypse to environmental disaster, there’s nothing funny about global threats. Yet dystopia and disaster are staples of the film industry and other forms of fictional entertainment. Zombies, robots, bombs and post-apocalyptic wastelands are par for the course in speculations on terrible tomorrows. In Case of Emergency lays out the top threats to our world, evaluates how likely they are to happen, and asks what we can do about them. Highlights include Catherine Sarah Young’s olfactory portrait of the rainforest, Anna Dumitriu’s antibiotic resistance quilt, Dirk Brockmann’s Epidemic Event Horizon and real-time crisis management in the Situation Room.

Check it out here.

Interview with International Climate Initiative now online

October 3, 2017
News

My interview with the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building, and Nuclear Safety, one of the supporters for our “Child’s Play: Climate Change through the Eyes of Children”, is now up on their website.

Here I spoke about the process of working with local children and youth of Plan International, an NGO focused on child sponsorship, about climate change adaptatation. Danke schön IKI, and thank you Plan International Asia’s fantastic staff and communities in Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.

The headline, “To know the colour of water”, refers to how one of the participants thinks that in the future because of extreme storms, children like her would think that the color of water is brown.

View the entire interview here [English and German].

The Apocalypse Project is a Finalist at the Cultural Innovation International Prize in Barcelona

July 11, 2017
Awards, Environment, Exhibitions, News

Barcelona, Spain—From June 20-22, I was in Barcelona, Spain (one of my second homes where I attended art school, hurray!) as The Apocalypse Project is a finalist for the Cultural Innovation International Prize in CCCB. The theme of this year’s biennial prize is climate change.

There were 10 finalists from all over the world, though strangely I was the only one from Asia and I think the one based outside of the EU. How curious. But in any case, I was really grateful to be a part of it; a lot of my best friends are in Barcelona and I haven’t seen them in 7 years. How fast time flies!

On June 20, we had a workshop to explain our proposals and then we had to give a public presentation.

CCCB Cultural Innovation International Prize

Metaphors and storytelling

We had a bilingual workshop, which was mainly for me and James, from the UK

The Apocalypse Project: It’s More Fun in the Anthropocene

With some of my best friends whom I haven’t seen!

When your friends are with you, this talk was a breeze

Taekwondo besties!

My proposal, “The Apocalypse Project: It’s More Fun in the Anthropocene,” was runner-up to the prize. I’m very happy to be a part of this, and to speak about four years of collaborations in Barcelona, one of my “home cities” where my views on interdisciplinary art and science first took root. I’m glad to have seen my friends again—I rarely travel for tourism because of the carbon—so this was a very meaningful trip! Onwards and upwards!

Artist Talk at Casa Tres Patios in Medellin

June 16, 2016
Art, Design, Environment, News, Science

(Medellin, Colombia)—On June 7th, my first Tuesday here in Medellin, the City of Eternal Spring, I gave an artist talk at Casa Tres Patios, one of my two hosting institutions for my residency here in Colombia.

 

Artist talk at Casa Tres Patios

Artist talk at Casa Tres Patios

I spoke about art and science, as well as how The Apocalypse Project came to be, as well as my residency project, The Apocalypse Project: Urban Harvest. Artist talks are always a walk of nostalgia, so kudos to all the previous residencies, grants, and collaborators whom I’ve met over the years!

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Thanks to Estefania Piedharita and Tony Evanko of C3P for translating, and both C3P and Platohedro teams for organizing!

“The Apocalypse Project: Urban Harvest” Residency in Colombia

June 7, 2016
Art, Design, Environment, News

The students took a Smell Walk and gathered fragrant objects from nature.

(Medellin, Colombia)—From June 5th, I will be on an interdisciplinary residency together with Casa Tres Patios and Platohedro to develop a new body of work about The Apocalypse Project, with support from the international network Art Collaboratory and the Ministry of Culture of Colombia.

From Platohedro’s press release (in Spanish only):

Catherine Sarah Young es una artista de Manila (Filipinas) con formación en biología molecular, arte contemporáneo y diseño interactivo, y utiliza su práctica interdisciplinaria para aumentar la conciencia sobre las problemáticas del medio ambiente. Fundó el Proyecto Apocalipsis, una plataforma creativa sobre el cambio climático y los futuros del medio ambiente durante la residencia de arte y ciencia en el Laboratorio-ETH Zurich Future Cities Laboratory de Singapur en 2009. Con este proyecto ha viajado por Singapur, Manila, Seúl, Palo Alto, y Nueva York.

Desde el 5 de junio realizará una residencia interdisciplinaria conjunta entre Casa Tres Patios y Platohedro para desarrollar la nueva versión del Proyecto Apocalipsis, con el apoyo de la red internacional Arts Collaboratory y el Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia.

Para conocer más del proyecto Apocalipsis http://apocalypse.cc/ y su obra https://theperceptionalist.com/

Catherine estará realizando una serie de actividades interdisciplinarias y abiertas al público. Les compartimos la programación:

Martes 7 de junio: Presentación de la residencia/socialización
6:30 p.m. en Casa Tres Patios

Martes 14 y miércoles 15 de junio: Lab de Aromas de Medellín
¿Cómo sería el aroma de un perfume de Medellín? En este taller, las/os participantes van a formar parte de una Caminata de Aromas, en la que nos conduciremos por puntos escogidos de la ciudad para recolectar objetos con fragancia. Luego destilaremos la esencia de estos objetos y los convertiremos en perfumes. También reflexionaremos sobre la importancia de los aromas, cómo el cambio climático está provocando la desaparición de estas esencias y qué papel juegan en nuestras vidas.
14:00 a 17:00 p.m. en Platohedro
inscripciones >> en este formulario

Viernes 1 de julio: Exhibición y Cierre de la residencia
Muestra de los procesos de investigación y producciones realizadas durante la residencia.
6:30 p.m. en Casa Tres Patios.

Sábado 2 de julio: Banquete Futurista: Arte y Ciencia
Banquete Futurista: Arte y Ciencia es un evento público que abre un diálogo con artistas y científicos en relación al cambio climático y el futuro de nuestras ciudades. Júntese a diferentes creadores en este encuentro para discutir, ilustrar, y manifestar cómo podemos adaptarnos al Antropoceno.
4:00 a 6:00 p.m. en Platohedro

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I’ll be blogging about my progress as I go along, as usual! Deepest thanks for being part of this journey so far!

The Apocalypse Project on ABS-CBN’s Umagang Kay Ganda

May 15, 2014
Exhibitions, News

May 14, Manila—Thanks, Atom Araullo, for featuring The Apocalypse Project on ABS-CBN’s Umagang Kay Ganda, a morning show that airs in the Philippines. The link to the episode’s recording is here, or if you’re based outside the Philippines, here at The Filipino Channel. The clip is around the 6:20AM mark, with a segment about The Mind Museum.

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It’s the first Tagalog interview I’ve given in my life. You have no idea how much the museum staff are patting me on the back for this.

The Apocalypse Project on Solar Nightly News

April 26, 2014
News

April 25, Manila—Mitzi Borromeo of Solar Nightly News interviewed me about The Apocalypse Project: Imagined Futures at The Mind Museum, and featured Climate Change Couture (Singapore and Manila), The Ephemeral Marvels Perfume Store, and the Apocalypse Commander Badge. I’ll post a link to the interview when it’s available. Scroll down for a link to the video.

Thanks so much to Lisa Nicandro of The Mind Museum for additional support!

With Mitzi Borromeo of Solar Nightly News

With Mitzi Borromeo of Solar Nightly News

with Mitzi Borromeo of Solar Nightly News

with Mitzi Borromeo of Solar Nightly News

The link to the video is here, somewhere past the 30′ mark:

Solar News filming The Apocalypse Project booth during Media Day last month

Solar News filming The Apocalypse Project booth during Media Day last month

Edit: An earlier link mistakenly linked to Solar Network News, instead of Solar Nightly News. Apologies to people who were confused (sheepish glance at SVA’s Communications person who emailed me). 

Climate Change Couture on Metatrend Korea

March 11, 2014
News

Climate Change Couture was featured on volume 51 of Metatrend, a Korean micro-trends magazine focusing on contemporary products. It’s a membership-only magazine, but they very kindly sent me the feature. Kamsahamnida!

Climate Change Couture on Metatrend

Climate Change Couture on Metatrend

Metatrend Volume 51, March 2014

Metatrend Volume 51, March 2014