Orateur
Donald Fortescue
Description
Donald Fortescue is a professor of art and design at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco. He creates sculptural instrument that engage with the natural world. His research investigates how scientific approaches to knowledge building and investigating with the “hidden” forces and processes that surround us can influence and engage with artistic approaches. For the last 5 years, he has been working in collaboration with leading neutrino researchers and observatories; initially at the South Pole with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and more recently with KM3NeT in the Mediterranean Sea. Prof. Fortescue will share his research to date and discuss the development of his latest collaborative project with KM3NeT.
