Highfield Hall & Gardens’ new exhibit “In Flux: Perspectives on Arctic Change,” is scheduled to open on Tuesday, May 21. The exhibition, sponsored by Woodwell Climate Research Center, features selections from four artists who partnered with Woodwell Climate scientists in Arctic field research—installation artist Aaron Dysart, filmmakers Michaela Grill and Karl Lemieux, and photographer Gabrielle Russomagno—as well as Woodwell board member and encaustic painter Georgia Nassikas and Woodwell Climate cartographer Greg Fiske.
Collectively, the works demonstrate the power of art to interpret the data and experience of climate science in ways that connect and inspire at a deep emotional level. Facts and research might not reach everyone, so in order to have the greatest impact, Woodwell Climate invests in other ways of expressing the same truths that resonate with different audiences. Artistic expression can help bridge the gap between facts and feelings by appealing directly to one’s emotions and values while exploring impacts of climate change and ways to address it.
