Heidi Morstang - Field Observations

The solo exhibition presented selected films and photographic works made since 2001. Landscape is the principal line of inquiry, exploring various ways humans intervene with and in it. The artworks, some made during interdisciplinary expeditions to unfamiliar geographic and conceptual terrain, are an observation of a fragile natural environment, and the increasing changes in the climate that have now become a global emergency. They feature geoscientists searching for ancient scars of earthquakes in the Arctic, scientists dedicating their lifetime work to the study of how climate change affects butterfly populations, and the beacon of hope in the form of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The exhibition included the premiere screening of the film 47˚C, showcasing the pioneering work of Professors Camille Parmesan and Michael Singer (IPCC lead authors) and their 50-year study into the impact of climate change on the ecology and evolution of butterflies in California.
A book, along with three commissioned essays and an interview, accompanied the exhibition.
A storytelling family workshop, a film screening programme in the Jill Craigie Cinema, three Bitesize lunchtime talk, and two cyanotype workshops.

Number of pieces: 7
Film, moving image, photography, electron micrographs