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Visit with Ad Kil, Walter Jonker, and Jim van Belzen in Zeeland
Visit with Ad Kil (RO & AD Architects), Walter Jonker (Geopark Schelde Delta), and Jim van Belzen (NIOZ) in Zeeland
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Visit with Ad Kil, Walter Jonker, and Jim van Belzen in Zeeland
Meeting with Ad Kil, Walter Jonker, and Jim van Belzen in Zeeland
Drawing masterclass with Jeroen Helmer in Arnhem
Drawing masterclass with Jeroen Helmer in Arnhem
Student Researcher Animators storyboarding in farmhouse in Haastrecht
Student Researcher Animators storyboarding in farmhouse in Haastrecht
Animator Researchers at the Lely Gemaal
Visit to meet Maarten Kleinhans, Kim Cohen and Jana Cox at the Geosciences University of Utrecht and see the Metronome Tidal Simulator
Mans Schepers (University of Groningen) taking a core sample from a terp (habitation mound) in Maarhuizen.
Ameland Island sand suppletion
Meeting with Rob Zijlstra (Rijkswaterstaat) at the Ameland Island sand suppletion project
Jim van Belzen (NIOZ) and the Coastal Resilience Lab tour of ecosystem-based coastal defense structures using oysters
Visit with Ad Kil (RO & AD Architects), Walter Jonker (Geopark Schelde Delta), and Jim van Belzen (NIOZ) in Zeeland
Meeting with Ad Kil (RO & AD Architects), Walter Jonker (Geopark Schelde Delta), and Jim van Belzen (NIOZ) in Zeeland
Drawing masterclass with Jeroen Helmer (ARK Rewilding Nederland) in Arnhem
Drawing masterclass with Jeroen Helmer (ARK Rewilding Nederland) in Arnhem
Student Researcher Animators storyboarding in farmhouse in Haastrecht
Student Researcher Animators storyboarding in farmhouse in Haastrecht
Animator Researchers at the Lely Gemaal
Visit to meet Maarten Kleinhans, Kim Cohen and Jana Cox at the Geosciences University of Utrecht and see the Metronome Tidal Simulator
Mans Schepers (University of Groningen) taking a core sample from a terp (habitation mound) in Maarhuizen.
Ameland Island sand suppletion
Meeting with Rob Zijlstra (Rijkswaterstaat) at the Ameland Island sand suppletion project
Jim van Belzen (NIOZ) and the Coastal Resilience Lab tour of ecosystem-based coastal defense structures using oysters

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Penn Climate Animation and Research Studio is a mobile animation studio that engages six students in research and animation, on location, in countries vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In this immersive opportunity, Penn student artists meet experts, read, see, draw, and critically reflect on emerging adaptation strategies with the intent of producing works of art that inform and influence policymakers and communities. The project will begin in the Netherlands in June of 2023.

In the Netherlands, the team spent the first four weeks on location following an intense itinerary of cultural orientation, site visits included drawing from close observation, expert interviews, meeting with local artists and animators, workshopping ideas, developing scripts, and storyboarding. The project resulted in two animated episodes for the Poldergeist YouTube series: Why is the future of the Netherlands measured in sand? and Why was Sigmund Freud interested in the Afsluitdijk?

 

Support from:  Penn Global, the School of Arts and Sciences Making a Difference in Global Communities Grant, the Center for Public Art and Space, the Weitzman School, the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentorship program, Wacom, and the Sachs Program for Arts Innovation.