September 10, 2021

Holly Schmidt, the Belkin’s Outdoor Artist in Residence, conducted a guided sensorial walk with the Ars Scientia research cluster on September 10, 2021. Exploring the different areas of UBC Farm, she took artists and physicists through various exercises in sound, smell, and touch within the natural landscape of the forested area. Written scores, sculptures, and even new vocabulary for describing sensorial experience were made and shared, bringing attention to the various channels through which observation is conducted in the respective, yet often connected disciplines of art and science.

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Exploring the agroforestry trail

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Pressing foliage into clay

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Documenting the sensory experience

Schmidt’s residency at the Belkin, Vegetal Encounters, is a multi-year endeavour in which she creatively engages with and learns from plant life. She has created opportunities for students, staff, and faculty on campus to share time and space with the natural world, resulting in art projects of various media and iterations.

   

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