Wind Words

Artist: Xavier Cortada

Title (Aer):  “Wind Words”

What:  A ritualistic installation to honor the scientists who work at Hubbard Brook

When:  Thursday, July 26^th, 2012 at 11 am

Where: At the C.L. Graham outlook along the Kancamagus Highway, White Mountain National Forest

Who: Xavier Cortada, Hubbard Brook Principal Investigator Lindsay Rustad, Ph.D. and other Hubbard Brook scientists/students to read research project abstracts to the four winds (four corners of the Earth).  Cortada hopes this work inspires Hubbard Brook scientists who to have their newly published research articles read to the wind at the “Wind Words” installation.

Dr. Rustad and Mr. Cortada will also engage in a conversation about art and science during the event.

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For more information contact Frumie Selchen, Executive Director,Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire (Frumie@aannh.org).

About Hubbard Brook (White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire):

The Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest was established in 1955 as a major center for hydrologic research in New England. Located in the White Mountain National Forest in central New Hampshire, the 3,138-ha bowlshaped Hubbard Brook Valley has hilly terrain, ranging in elevation from 222 to 1,015 m. The Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study was established by a cooperative agreement in 1963. In 1988 the Hubbard Brook was designated as a Long-Term Ecological Research site by the National Science Foundation.

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2012 White Mountain National Forest Artists-in-Residence

Artist Xavier Cortada and composer Juan Carlos Espinosa are currently serving as Artists-in-Residence at White Mountain National Forest.   The residency is presented in collaboration with the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire (www.aannh.org).

They have worked together on numerous projects over the last few years, most of them have been related to their shared environmental concerns. Their eco-art practice is defined by interdisciplinary collaboration and participatory practices that involve artists, scientists, communities with the goal of public awareness and bioremediation.

During July 2012, the artists will work with White Mountain National Forest foresters, scientists and trail builders and the local community to develop ideas for their work. Inspired by and responding to the forest, the artists will create site-specific works and temporary installations.

Read residency blog at: www.whitemountaintrailmix.wordpress.com