Patterns of Consumption: The Complex Relationship with Plastic

Patterns of Consumption: The Complex Relationship with Plastic

Aired Saturday, June 4, 2022

Patterns of Consumption: The Complex Relationship with Plastic

Show #195

Talking about her exhibit of environmentally themed work in the Littleton Museum in Littleton, Colorado. Kalliopi Monoyios seeks to reach people by embracing the complexity of our relationship with plastics and speaking openly about it. By subverting the recognized functions of various everyday plastic materials, she encourages us to look at it anew, as a material that is beautiful and surprising. Featuring a combination of framed works, free-standing sculptures, large quilts, and installation, the exhibit combines single-use plastic food wrappers, PTFE (aka Teflon) dental floss, silicone contact lenses, discarded phone and computer cords, and other surprising plastics (spoiler alert: chewing gum is plastic!) as fine art media. We will explore a place where people can honestly assess their own patterns of consumption and imagine a world where our plastic pollution problems are behind us. 

Guests

Kalliopi Monoyios, Environmental Artist

Patterns of Consumption: The Complex Relationship with Plastic

Keeping Focused: It’s Not the Wand It’s the Wizard

Keeping Focused: It’s Not the Wand It’s the Wizard

Aired Saturday, May 28, 2022

Keeping Focused: It’s Not the Wand It’s the Wizard

Lisa is primarily an entertainment/beauty retoucher. The key to Lisa’s success is to focus on what matters most to clients and know how to fix issues quickly. Her focus is on things that make big changes, the simple but not easy solutions often provide the best results. Lisa feels very privileged to be working in this photographic industry alongside amazing people. She teaches privately and does group workshops as well. Lisa resettled in LA after a 5-year stint in rural France. She travels back and forth from Los Angeles, Paris, London. Lisa’ approach to the post-photographic process makes her unique among artists who employ and work with technology.

Guests

Lisa Carney, Professional Photographer, Retoucher, and Educator

Keeping Focused: It’s Not the Wand It’s the Wizard

Island Traditions: Food Culture of the Caribbean

Island Traditions: Food Culture of the Caribbean

Aired Saturday, May 21, 2022

Island Traditions: Food Culture of the Caribbean

Talking about stories of how the culinary arts can reflect the culture of the Caribbean islands. How can certain recipes encapsulate blended cultures and traditions, flavors, and ingredients to tell a story of tragedy and triumph. How do food traditions help us uncover and retell stories of our past.

Guests

Tamika Francis,
Jamaican Chef/Public Health Practitioner; Susan Turner, Education and Graphics Manager, Curio Spice Co.

Island Traditions: Food Culture of the Caribbean

Black & Latinx Women in STEM: Inspiration in the Face of Injustice

Black & Latinx Women in STEM: Inspiration in the Face of Injustice

Aired Saturday, May 14, 2022

Black & Latinx Women in STEM: Inspiration in the Face of Injustice

Talking about
Black & Latinx Women in STEM including the idea that artworks can showcase underrepresented people in STEM. What do discouragements and feelings of unbelonging do women in STEM face? Paola became inspired to pursue a project that intersects art with science after she came in contact with first-year Black and Hispanic students who felt a similar discouragement, doubt, or feeling of unbelonging. How can we raise awareness and educate the general public, so that more women will feel free to pursue a career in STEM? We will specifically explore Paola’s, Baindu’s and Jheel’s journey to becoming STEM professionals.

Guests

Paola Ariza, Biochemistry Major, Neuroscience Minor, in Pre-Med, Butler University; Baindu L. Bayon, Ph.D., Principal Consultant, BBC Entrepreneurial Training & Consulting; Jheel Patel, Ph.D., Neuroscientist at a Biomed Startup in Indianapolis

Black & Latinx Women in STEM: Inspiration in the Face of Injustice

Inside Out: A Concept for a New Museum

Inside Out: A Concept for a New Museum

Aired Saturday, May 7, 2022

Inside Out: A Concept for a New Museum

Talking about the new IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, opening in 2023. The museum will present the university’s world-class collections of archaeological and ethnographic artifacts in newly designed collection areas, exhibits, and learning spaces that will make its materials and activities more open and accessible than most museums by turning “inside-out” for visitors. “Cultural museums awaken us to our shared humanity across space and time, while archaeological and historic perspectives remind us of how we got here,” said Edward Herrmann, executive director of the new museum. “But we need to do more. We need to open up the museum, to provide more access to the collections and museum work we do, and to serve as a place for dialogue and understanding.”

Guests

Edward Herrmann, Executive Director of the IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; Nick Worden, Associate Architect, Browning Day

Inside Out: A Concept for a New Museum

Solace: Finding Peace in Nature During a Global Pandemic

Solace: Finding Peace in Nature During a Global Pandemic

Aired Saturday, April 30, 2022

Solace: Finding Peace in Nature During a Global Pandemic

Talking about how drawing engages different parts of the brain and allows the archaeologist to highlight specific aspects of the excavation that are important to the interpretive process. Archaeologists, at times create simple sketches to record spatial relationships of stratigraphic layers, features, and artifacts, or to share ideas with one another as we develop our interpretation of past events. At times, he opts to create a scientific drawing, or map, that includes scale in order to visualize and understand what he is seeing.

Guests

Dr. Alex Elvis Badillo, Archaeologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems at Indiana State University; Dr. Jordan Rogers, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Carleton College; Mary-Evelyn Farrior, Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University, Dr. Allison Emmerson, Director of the Pompeii I.14 Project, Tulane University.

Solace: Finding Peace in Nature During a Global Pandemic

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