In the study of Natural History scientists have been trained to believe that
we exist in the realm of pure science, life is but a series of
numbers and equations. Yet clearly it is not, as the results of any
investigation are as much the product of the psyche and interplay
between Investigator X and the critters they study as some
universal law defining the system. Different observer....different
conditions....different results...different interpretation. Same as
art.
So often the imagination, the inner gut, the very essence of why
we are taken to the study of plants and animals is left
unacknowledged and untended in Natural History. We would like to tend that garden and plan to create links to people who are working in areas
that in include additional interpretations of crickets and katydids in the City.
We encourage you to get in touch with our art coordinator, Proteus Gowanus, at info@proteusgowanus.com. ProteusGowanus is
an interdisciplinary gallery and reading room located on the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY. A collaborative project,
the gallery develops exhibits of art, artifacts and books that revolve around a year long theme linking the arts to other
disciplines and to the community. Proteus and its Partners-in-Residence,the Morbid Anatomy Library, Observatory and the Reanimation Library, work
at the interfaces of art, science and history, exploring the reciprocity of creativity and knowledge. Proteus is pleased to participate in the CricketCrawl
as curator of orthopteran art, music and dance. We look forward to receiving your submissions for display on this website.
We are always interested in in new ideas. If any of you would like to use the resulting data, create opportunties for people to participate in different ways,
or take on new projects yourself, that would be very welcome.
Orthopteran Art and Literature are now going up and visible on our
arts and literature page.