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Zoetrope strip animation of a copepod<\/p><\/div>\n

The \u00a0Visualizing Microbial Seascapes Monograph Project, a culminating assignment for introductory\u00a0animation and marine biology students, compiles first hand observations, research, drawings and animations of various\u00a0microbial marine species, most of which\u00a0can be found close to us here in Olympia, Washington, in the waters of southern Puget Sound.<\/p>\n

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Zoetrope strip animation of Protoperidinium<\/p><\/div>\n

As with\u00a0the Fall Quarter VMS Monograph Project<\/a>, the\u00a0goals of this assignment\u00a0were\u00a0for students\u00a0to integrate their\u00a0learning about marine micro-organisms with observational and representational skills they developed in writing, drawing and animation. The project also provided opportunities for students to share their\u00a0learning with classmates and others in the broader community and gain skills in collaboration and using digital tools to present creative and scientific work.\u00a0Students collaborated on different ways to categorize their organisms according to ecological and symbolic relationships that you will find in the menu headings. \u00a0We invite you to explore this site and learn about the remarkable diversity of marine microbial life and the ecological interactions among these organisms that our students have examined.<\/p>\n

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Zoetrope strip animation of Aurelia aurita<\/p><\/div>\n

Visualizing Microbial Seascapes: An Introduction to Animation and Marine Biology<\/a>\u00a0was a\u00a0spring quarter 2016\u00a0Evergreen program that\u00a0examined marine environments and life from the perspectives of science and the visual and media arts, emphasizing animation. Marine life constitutes a majority of the biomass and diversity of life, and marine microorganisms play major, complex roles in global ecological processes. We focused on these relationships and how human activity affects them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Zoetrope strip animation of a ciliate<\/p><\/div>\n

In the past century, humans have severely impacted Earth\u2019s ecosystems, degrading habitats and over-exploiting natural resources. Some scientists have termed this period of human influence the Anthropocene.\u00a0In the program we explored ways that science and art can increase understanding of natural phenomena and human impacts on them, and contribute to solving environmental problems such as those that have caused\u00a0the Anthropocene.\u00a0We studied how artists and marine scientists use close observation, analysis, and integrative thinking to communicate important concepts and values. We experimented with ways to represent the movements, behaviors, and functions of microorganisms, as well as the larger structures of marine environments.<\/p>\n

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Zoetrope strip animation of a barnacle<\/p><\/div>\n

Artists routinely base their works on scientific findings; students practiced\u00a0such research-based creative strategies to respond to and represent marine phenomena in their drawings and animation.<\/p>\n

Faculty: Gerardo Chin-Leo, PhD and Ruth Hayes, MFA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The \u00a0Visualizing Microbial Seascapes Monograph Project, a culminating assignment for introductory\u00a0animation and marine biology students, compiles first hand observations, research, drawings and animations of various\u00a0microbial marine species, most of which\u00a0can be found close to us here in Olympia, Washington, in… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":235,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/235"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/vms-spring\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}