- This event has passed.
“Sedimental: What Moves Us?” – Lecture by Nina Elder at Norman Bird Sanctuary
March 21 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
Nina Elder, Artist-in-Residence at Norman Bird Sanctuary, will host a lecture detailing her scientific and artistic methods, as well as her site-specific project, Sedimental, an experimental, multi-media exploration of coastal sand formation and erosion processes as they relate to human resilience.
Nina Elder’s lecture is FREE to all attendees. Registration is required. For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sightlines-sedimental-with-nina-elder-tickets-781443357117?aff=odcleoeventsincollection
Nina Elder’s residency will close with a free, participatory art installation on Third Beach on Saturday, April 6th. Norman Bird Sanctuary highly encourages attendance at both the lecture and the installation, to experience and participate in the full breadth of Nina’s work on campus.
Speaker Bio:
New Mexico-based artist and researcher Nina Elder creates projects that reveal humanity’s dependence on, and interruption of, the natural world. With a focus on changing cultures and ecologies, Nina advocates for collaboration between institutions, artists, scientists, and diverse communities. Nina is also co-founder of the Wheelhouse Institute, a women’s climate leadership initiativ