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The following are the Institutional actions taken to develop and position Land of Explorers, at domestic and international circles, during 2006, 2007 and 2008.
July 2008
ART / EXHIBITION
Methane, Antarctica Project III, from July 10th to August 30th, Chelsea Art Museum, New York.
Andrea Juan will exhibit Methane in the Chelsea Art Museum in New York, from July 10th to August 30th, for the The Project Room for New Media. Methane is the third part of Antarctica Project, it consists in photography and a videoistallation. Nina Colosi will be the curator.
May 2008
ART | EXHIBITION
Thaw’s Tears, May 2nd / 29th, in Spanish Cultural Center in Miami.
The artist explained the technique and content of the exhibition in the opening.
ART | DOCUMENTARY
The past May 6th, Land of Explorers presented “Atrapados en el Fin del Mundo” (Trapped in the End of the World), a documentary film by the director and producer Eduardo Sánchez. This is a film about the first scientific expedition to the White Continent, one of the most exciting chapters in the history of the Antarctic Conquest. A tale about the survival of the human being in extreme situations, the beginning of Argentinean presence in Antarctica and the unavoidable recovery of a forgotten story.
“Atrapados en el fin del mundo” got the award Cóndor de Plata 2005 to the Best Video Film and the First Award Social Humanistic in the CINECIEN 2006 Festival.
ART | EXHIBITION
The Tigre Art Museum (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and the Canada Embassy presented “Polar Dialogues, The Uncertain Landscapes from Canada to Antarctica” ("Diálogos Polares, Los paisajes inciertos de Canadá a la Antártida")by sabelle Hayeur and Andrea Juan.
Opening: Saturday May 10th m 12:30. Tigre Art Museum, 972 Paseo Victoria, Tigre.
April 2008
ART & SCIENCE / EXHIBITION
Land of Explorers presented the Season of Visual Arts and Science “Water, Key for Life” (“El Agua, clave para la Vida”), in plenary International Polar Year and soon to the World Summit for the Water “Expo Zaragoza 2008”. April 25th/ June 15th 2008 – Argentine Natural Science Museum.
“Water, Key for Life” is a traveling exhibition where prestigious Argentine Artists and Scientifics, promote a reflection in times determinate by the climates changes. It consists of “Our Trip to Antarctica” (Video – Adriana Groisman / Stefan Oliva) and photography series of Antarctica (Marcelo Gurruchaga / Daniel Aldo Gómez).
March 2008
ART | EXHIBITION
Voices of the Tempest de Adriana Groisman. The Sinking of the Cruiser General Belgrano: Redemption in the South Atlantic. March 7th/ April 17th. O'Kane Gallery, University of Houston - Downtown
ART | EXHIBITION
Exhibition Tears from the thaw will be open to public through March 26th, Monday-Friday 10am-5pm at the Consulate General of Argentina - Art Gallery, 12 West 56 Street - New York
Opening reception, with the presence of the artist, Thursday March 6 2008, 6-8pm
ART & SCIENCE| EVENT
Polar South – Art in Antarctica
The University of Tres de Febrero (UNTREF) will display an interdisciplinary exhibition and a symposium with artists that have focused their proposals in the fascinating Antarctic Continent, in addition to the commemorative events within the frame of the International Polar Year 2007-2009.
march 5th to april 18th 2008
In the context of the International Polar Year March 2007/March 2009
Curator: Andrea Juan
Opening: March 5th, 12 to 3 PM
Conference: March 6th, 10 AM to 6 PM
Closing date: April 18th 2008
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JULY/AUGUST 2007
During winter vacations at the Natural Science Museum “Bernardino Rivadavia” with Land of Explorers’ support the show “Dinos in Buenos Aires” took place. For the first time in Buenos Aires a Palaeontology Art Show was given. It shows how extinct creatures were when they were alive. These works extraordinary represented by artists from Argentina, Brazil and Chile, with jobs that have been highly recognised by international and national museums and editorials. There the following artist showed:
Diego Barletta, Jorge Blanco, Gerardo Delloca, Emilio Durán, Armando Flores, Orlando Grillo, Carlos Kutscher, Hugo Pailos, Carlos Papolio, Sebastián Perez Parry and Maurilio Silva de Oliveirao.
JUNE 2007
We travelled to New York City with Andrea Juan, artist member, to promote the Itinerant Shows and Investigation Projects that this Association divulges. Some of the people we met with are:
AmericanMuseum of Natural History, Wild Life Foundation, Environmental Defence Fund, The Explorers Club, Argentine Consulate, Cultural Area, etc.
MAY 2007
We carried out the development to present Land of Explorers’ scientific and cultural divulge Presentation in France, to take place by the end of 2007 and organised our trip to New York, USA.
APRIL 2007
Organised by Land of Explorers in the International Polar Year 2007/2009, the Argentine Natural Science Museum, presented the show “Thaws”, the member artist Andrea Juan.
MARCH 2007
- We were part of the Inauguration event in Paris for the International Polar Year, through Marcelo Toledo, investigator and member. There we divulge a series of Itinerant Shows that have as main theme the “Climate Change”, “Preservation of our Natural heritage” and Antarctica (Argentine Sector). The proposals made by Land of Explorers consisted of photographic material, video installations, documentaries and satellite digital art. For more information please visit Activities.
- We sponsored and divulged various Itinerant shows to participate at the events that will take place during the International Polar Year, from March 2007 to March 2009. Land of Explorers Association will present photographic material, video installations, documentaries, and works of art in reference to the Argentine Sector in Antarctica. For more information please visit Activities.
- We managed the Press for the scientific and cultural circuit for the Avant Premier of the 3D documentary “Dinosaurs, Patagonia’s Giants” for IMAX THEATRE – Center Norte, that took place March 7, 2007. For more information please visit www.imaxcenter.com.ar.
January
/ February 2007
Photo-taking and documenting at the Scientific
Expedition led by paleontologist Sebastián
Apesteguía in the Province of Río
Negro. The resulting material will be edited for later
exhibition and dissemination.
December
2007
We made our social presentation through our Institutional Launching Event took place at the Jorge Luis Borges Auditorium, of our prestigious National Library on December 15, 2006. National Authorities assisted as well as Ambassadors, and Cultural and Scientific Advisors that reside in our country, Authorities and Researchers from Academies and Museums, and artists involved in the spreading of our cultural patrimony, journalist and foreign press, sponsors that add their support to the Argentine Science development, being conscious of their social responsibility.
Verónica Willenberg, Founder and President of the Association, opened the event with a speech introducing to our society the Institution, to later on give the Announcement of a novel scientific Finding in the field of Palaeontology, by Sebastián Apesteguía, who presented illustratively what the investigation implies in “Tracks of South American Raptors”.
For the Press conference, the Association developed a reproduction of the raptor’s paw, a copy of the track found and analysed, as well as illustrations that reflect of this interesting specie.
For more information please visit Press.
November/06
We participated in CineCien 06, II
Scientific Film and Video Festival of MERCOSUR,
Argentine Chapter, hosted by the Secretariat of Science
and Technique (SECyT) and the Department of Visual Arts
of the National University Institute of Arts (IUNA).
At the premises of the National Library, November 3
and 4, 2006.
CineCien was supported by Education Ministry, CONICET, EDUCAR, MERCOSUR, Congress, PARCUM, the University’s Audio visual National Net and cultural Parliament. And the special participation of INCAA, National Institute for Audio visual Arts, National Library and Arena City.
The gathering that took place during two days gave very important results:
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Divulge and award the production of didactic videos, documentaries for television and films that spread knowledge in scientific themes, created by universities, academies, and scientists, which circuit is usually reduced to its own circle.
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Propitiate places to acknowledge and debate about cultural and scientific dissemination now days.
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Generate the meeting of different communication agents that work in new tendencies and technologies applied to new channels diffusion.
The films that participated were grouped in three main areas: scientific and technical, biomedicine, social humanistic. These were selected from 60 Argentine productions. Finally, the three winners will participate at the Regional Edition that will take place in Rio de Janeiro on December 4 through 7 2006.
October/06
•We updated the Photo and documentary Study of the Palaeonthological Research Project in the Ischigualasto Basin, San Juan Province, led by palaeontologists Dr. Oscar Alcober, Dr. Ricardo Martínez and their team.
To complete the photographic study that took place in 2002-2003, we travelled to San Juan Province, and visited Natural Science Museum (San Juan National University) and the Provincial Park Ischigualasto on October 2006.
The site Ischigualasto Talampaya has been declared by UNESCO as Human Natural Heritage on 2000.
Our study was as follows:
-Journey through the Tourist Circuit at the Park.
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Interpretation Centre at the entrance, Natural Science Museum.
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At San Juan City, gathering material for an Itinerant Show of approx. 1000 sq. meters. That will be presented internationally in 2008.
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We also worked with the Palaeontology and Biology Museum teams.
Land of Explorers thanks the support that Eduardo H. Cortez (Founder of the Autarchy Institution Ischigualasto Provincial Park) and Oscar Alcober (Chairman of the Natural Science Museum of San Juan) without their work it would have been impossible to achieve our goals.
We also want to thank Pedro Díaz (Park ranger) Iván Ontivero (Guide) Florencia Cano, Jorge Uriel Castagna and Maria Vanesa Zarzuelo (Interpretation Centre Guides) , for their unconditional help that made our trip a true pleasure and helped achieve the best results in our labour.
To Ricardo Ruiz (Richar Chumacher) for his impeccable leadership, complicity and great sense of humour.
•On the International Day of Botanical Gardens, we attended the Opening of the Arturo Ragonese Botanical Garden, dependent on the Institute of Biological Resources of the Natural Resources Research Center (CIRN) of INTA Castelar.
We were part of the Arturo Ragonese Botanical Garden launching, being part of the CIRN – Biological Resources Centre of the Natural Resources Investigation at INTA Castelar. On October 13, 2006, date that the International Day of Botanical Gardens is celebrated.
Teachers, agronomists, local and foreign participated, giving lectures. The theme was the importance of Botanical Gardens in education, meaning conservation an biodiversity.
We would like to express the outstanding performance of Dr. Ana María Molina, President of Argentine Botanical Gardens Net, who has succeeded over abandonment, with great personal and team efforts, turning it to a fundamental space for education, which we invite you to visit.
CIRN, Las cabañas y De Los Reseros s.n. (1712) INTA Castelar,
Phones: 00 54 11 4621-0840 & 1819, e-mail: jardinbotanico@cirn.gov.ar.
At this international celebration was also present Dr. Douglas Gibss from Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).
We also had the chance to visit at INTA Castelar, the Germoplasm Bank Base, directed by Eng. Agronomist Marcela I. Sánchez, who guided us together with her team, and showing us the fascinating plant world.
September/06
• We developed and disseminated the System of
Institutional ‘Benefactors’
and ‘Sponsors’ intended
to generate resources which will be destined to developing
local scientific research, funding study grants, field
expeditions and massive dissemination of scientific
projects and findings.
• We participated in the V Regional Archeological
Seminars held from September 22 to 24 in the
district of Florentino Ameghino, attended by archeologists
from Argentina, France and Spain as well as Representatives
of Aborigine Communities of the Pampeana Region.
These Archaeological Seminars were supported by the Cultural Institute of the Buenos Aires Province and the Provincial Secretariat of Cultural heritage, sponsored by the National Agency of Scientific and Technological Promotion, Funds for Scientific and Technological Research and the Scientific Investigative Commission of Buenos Aires Province, and LEMIT –Multidisciplinary Labs for the technological research.
The Seminars had a great repercussion on the scientific community following an extended programme that included the participation of originally communities, accomplishing previous agreements.
Various works were presented, archaeology, anthropology and geology, that belonged to Argentine and foreign investigators. This created the proper scenario for all the provincial authorities, researchers and the community were able to intervene in an equal discussion for the conservation of the Cultural Heritage of the Region.
For more details:
Archaeology.com
July/06
We legally registered the Association,
created the work team of scientists and explorers Members
of Tierra de Exploradores
and produced the Pieces of Institutional Communication.
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