Sentient V (2005). 30” x 40”. Photograph, c-print.
Image courtesy of the artist.
MF: The Weather Gamut is my blog about
weather and climate change. While I have had a
life-long interest in weather, it is fair to say that
art helped lead me to this science-based blog.
Going back to my ocean work, I was curious
to learn more about the subject and signed up
for an oceanography class. It taught me a great
deal, but what really caught my interest was
how interactions between the ocean and the
atmosphere impact weather and climate. From
there, I was inspired to learn as much as possible about the topic. I was simply hooked on it.
DM: You are speaking at a lecture in New Orleans
called “The Art and Science of Climate Change” in
March. What will you be addressing there? Will you
be bringing any of your own artwork to present?
The blog and my art are not directly linked.
That said, they do inform each other. In fact,
I am currently working on a series of photographs about the sky. Also, I have an ‘arts’ section on my blog that highlights various creative endeavors related to weather and climate
change.
The talk, overall, will be a survey of climate
change art. I may include a slide or two of my
own work, but in general it is not about me.
SciArt in America December 2014
MF: I will be giving a lecture entitled “The Art
and Science of Climate Change” at the 52nd
National Society for Photographic Education
Conference. M