As lead organizer and artist, I have been involved in the following collaborative and interdisciplinary projects.
Printmaking in the Anthropocene Publication
Text by Joan E. Greer. Artwork by Sean Caulfield, Madeline Mackay, Miriam Rudolph, and Morgan Wedderspoon. Published by The University of Alberta: Department of Art and Design Designed by Sergio Enrique Serrano Download a PDF of the publication |
Printmaking in the AnthopoceneThis publication is an outcome of an exhibition project, Printmaking in the Anthropocene, that highlights the visual thinking taking place around issues of Climate Change and environmentalism. Reflective and at times speculative in nature, it is directly related to the exhibition, and the thinking done in preparation for, during and after its display: that is, it engages the question of how an exhibition of art can communicate visually and function as a site of knowledge production in environmental discussions and as a catalyst to productive problem solving.
The exhibition Printmaking in the Anthropocene: Visual Research from the University of Alberta, was co-organized by Sean Caulfield and Joan Greer and curated by Joan Greer as part of a broader initiative entitled Change for Climate: Art for Change. It was mounted to coincide with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Cities and Climate Change Science Conference held in Edmonton, Alberta in March 2018. It was also organized in conjunction with the launch at the IPCC of the collaborative interdisciplinary initiative Speculative Energy Futures (SEF) of which Caulfield and Greer are both members. |
Kaisu Koski, Injection Simulator (2015)
Injection needles, replacement skin, plastic tube, mock blood. 62 × 13 × 9 cm. www.kaisukoski.com
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<ImmuneNations><ImmuneNations> is a new interdisciplinary project headed by Professor Steven Hoffman, University of Ottawa, Professor Natalie Loveless and Professor Sean Caulfield, University of Alberta. Funded by the Research Council of Norway, the initiative will begin with two interdisciplinary workshops in which scientists, artists and academics in health law, history, ethics, and philosophy share research/creative research expertise in order to work collectively to explore the complex issues related to the use and distribution of vaccines in the world today. The workshops will be followed by an exhibition(s) at a high profile international public policy centre such as the UN, as well as a publication that will feature academic essays addressing public perceptions of vaccines today, policy issues related to vaccine use and distribution, speculations about the role art can play in discourse around vaccine and public policy, as well as discussions related to interdisciplinary research in which theoretical knowledge is translated into creative practice.
<ImmuneNations> will also involve an evaluative component that will examine the potential impact creative practice/research has on the public policy debate of vaccines and more broadly biomedicine. There is a number of ways this evaluation may be carried out including traditional interviews and questionnaires, as well as unconventional methods in which the evaluation becomes a creative research (practiced-based) project itself. Researchers, advocates and artists involved in the initiative include Annemarie Hou, UNAIDS; Johan Holst, Norwegian Institute of Public Health; Jesper Alvaer, Research Fellow, Oslo National Academy of the Arts; and Professor Caitlin Fischer, York University, among many others. Visit the project website for more information. |
Le corps en question(s) – The body in question(s) Publication
Edited by Christian Berco, Sean Caulfield, and Isabelle Van Grimde Published by The University of Alberta Press Designed by Sue Colberg |
Le corps en question(s)² – The Body in Question(s)²
Le corps en question(s)² - The Body in Question(s)² is an innovative interdisciplinary exhibition and performance initiated by Isabellle Van Grimde, Artistic Director of Van Grimde Corps Secrets, and produced by Van Grimde Corps Secrets in conjunction with the University of Alberta Museums and Brian Webb Dance Company. This unique creative research project brings together an internationally recognized group of scholars and scientists researching questions related to contemporary perceptions of the body with creative researchers working in visual/media art, dance, choreography, composition, and architecture. Participants include recognized artists such as Nadia Myre, Marilène Oliver, and Monique Regimbald-Zeiber as well as noteworthy scholars and biomedical researchers such as Cristian Berco, Rapheal Cuir, and Dawna Gilchrist. (See project platform for full list of participants at: www.corpsenquestions.com.)
Le corps en question(s)² - The Body in Question(s)² examines how current forces in Canadian society, such as the emergence of new digital technology, biomedical research, health, and the influx of new cultures, are impacting perceptions of the body. In addition, this project explores creative methodologies for transforming theoretical knowledge into art while gaining insight into the processes of other disciplines and individuals. The project resulted in an award winning publication designed by Professor Sue Colberg, University of Alberta, as well as an exhibition/performance that traveled from Gallery UQAM, Montreal to University of Alberta Museum and Collections Enterprise Square Galleries, Edmonton (2012–15). Future tour dates are currently under negotiation. |
Perceptions of Promise Publication
Edited by Sean Caulfield, Timothy Caulfield, and Curtis Gillespie Published by The University of Alberta: Department of Art and Design Designed by Sergio Enrique Serrano Download a PDF of the publication |
Perceptions of PromiseTo expand on some of the collaborative strategies of Imagining Science, Perceptions of Promise: Biotechnology, Society and Art was initiated in collaboration with the University of Alberta Health Law Institute. Previous participants in Imagining Science were brought together with new artists and scholars such as internationally recognized artists Liz Ingram, University of Alberta and Marilène Oliver from the U.K., as well as pediatrician and bioethicist Dr. Gail Geller, Johns Hopkins University, and law and bioethics professor Dr. Jane Kaye from Oxford University. (See publication or website for full list of participants.)
The project, partially funded through a grant from the Canadian Stem Cell Network, began with a three-day workshop where scholars and artists presented their research and creative concerns about biotechnology. Particularly focused on stem cell research, participants searched for linkages and areas of common interest to share ideas and foster ongoing collaboration. The initiative culminated in a publication, articles, and a large group exhibition, which traveled to the Glenbow Museum, Calgary; Chelsea Art Museum, New York; McMaster Museum of Art, Hamilton; and the University of Alberta Museum and Collections Enterprise Square Galleries, Edmonton (2011–13). |
Imagining Science Publication
Edited by Sean Caulfield and Timothy Caulfield Published by The University of Alberta Press Designed by Alan Brownoff |
Imagining ScienceIn order to explore the complex legal, ethical, and social issues that characterize rapid advances in life science technologies such as stem cell research, cloning, and genetic testing, Imagining Science brought together a group of internationally recognized artists and social commentators. The result was a major exhibition at the Art Gallery of Alberta as well as a publication with accompanying essays, that received funding from the Social Science Humanities Research Councils of Canada, The Art Gallery of Alberta (2008), and the University of Alberta. Participants were philosophers, sociologists, and scientists as well as internationally recognized scholars such as Professor Tim Caulfield, University of Alberta; Professor Eric Meslin, Indiana University; and renowned artists such as Crisitine Borland, Lyndal Osborne and Adam Zaretsky. (See publication for full list of participants.)
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