Life at the Edge:
The Art and Science of Marine Ecology
June 11th, 2021
Join guest speakers Mollie Thurman, Carolyn Hall, Simone Johnson, and Sarah Cameron Sunde as they explore all sorts of fascinating sea creatures! We will investigate their animal behavior and also take a cool look through the microscope to uncover a whole new perspective of marine life!
Guest Speakers

Mollie Thurman
Marine Ecologist
Mollie Thurman, M.A., Chief Scientist, joined the BioBus team in 2014 after studying urban ecology for many years. She attended Mount Holyoke College, joined a research group at the Harvard School of Public Health, and then earned an M.A. from Columbia University. Since joining the BioBus, she has worked to involve students in furthering our understanding of the ecology of NYC’s shorelines and developed new programs and curriculum.

Carolyn Hall
Marine Ecologist
Carolyn Hall is a marine ecologist, dancer, and science communicator. Her practice is centered around deep coastal ecology and climate change research that she shares with the public in interactive, embodied, art-involved experiences to help make science more relatable, memorable, and inspiring.

Simone Johnson
Interdisciplinary Artist
Simone Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher and cultural worker based in NYC.

Clarinda Mac Low
Artist and Director of Culture Push
Clarinda Mac Low creates participatory art and events that investigate how we live together and how we experience climate crisis. Mac Low directs Culture Push, an experimental organization that links artistic practice and civic engagement, and co-Director of Works on Water, a triennial that supports art that works on, in or with water and waterways and is one half of Sunk Shore.

Sarah Cameron Sunde
Interdisciplinary Artist
Sarah Cameron Sunde is a New York-based interdisciplinary artist and director, working at the intersection of performance, video, and public art, investigating scale and duration in relationship to the human body, our environment, and deep time. It has been seen/experienced in New York, Minneapolis, Chicago, and San Francisco, and presented internationally in Norway, Netherlands, Bangladesh, China, Uganda, Iraqi Kurdistan, the UAE, Brazil, and Kenya. Residencies include LMCC Workspace Watermill Center, Baryshnikov Art Center. Honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, two MAP Fund grants, two Princess Grace Foundation Awards, Creative Climate Award. B.A. in Theater from UCLA; MFA in Digital and Interdisciplinary Art Practice from The City College of New York, CUNY. www.SarahCameronSunde.com + www.36pt5.org (http://www.36pt5.org/)
