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Recordings of recent Pratt Research Talks are now available to watch online. Presented by the Office of Research and Strategic Partnerships, the series shares the incredible work people at Pratt do every day, with sessions including “The Desegregation Think Tank” with Jerrod Delaine, “Animal-Computer Interaction and the Case of the Disappearing Bees” with Nancy Smith, “Sustainability Tools for Cultural Heritage Preservation” with Sarah Nunberg, “Participatory Research & Eating Together Again” with Amanda Huynh, and “Sound Pedagogy: Sound Art and Sound Installation” with Daniel Bergman and Ilayda Altuntas.

Jason Stopa, visiting assistant professor of fine arts, led a discussion with fellow artists Josephine Halvorson, Wells Chandler, and Didier William for Momus on the recent re-emergence of figurative painting: “We reflected on the influence of the market; how identity issues dovetail with issues of control; the ease and speed of social media and its ability to antagonize or minimize complexity in form; and what it means to represent experience in a moment of image saturation.”

BK Reader highlighted the preservation work of Zulmilena Then, BArch ’09, who founded Preserving East New York in 2015 to involve residents of East New York and Cypress Hills in preservation: “Our mission is to preserve and protect the unique spaces in the neighborhood that are connected to our history. We want to preserve the culture and social life of the neighborhood.”

In its roundup of public art installations to visit in June, Untapped New York highlighted the Pollinator’s Pavilion created by Ariane Harrison, visiting associate professor in the Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD) program, with the Harrison Atelier team. A sliver of the structure is being displayed this summer on Governors Island as part of the School of Architecture’s Climate Provocations initiative. The article also highlights the PUBLIC WATER geodesic dome by Mary Mattingly, visiting assistant professor of fine arts, on view in Prospect Park, and a new mural by alumnus Duke Riley in the Governors Island Ferry Building.

At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop and translated from French by Anna Moschovakis, adjunct associate professor-CCE in the writing department, was awarded the 2021 International Booker Prize. As Moschovakis, who is sharing the prize equally with Diop as part of the Booker Prize’s recognition of the role of translators, told the AFP: “A translation is neither one nor two people’s work, but sort of a collaboration between an author, a translator and the book, which I think is always very exciting.”

Undergraduate architecture student Catherine Chattergoon was interviewed by Madame Architect. She discussed why she decided to study architecture, her work towards equity through DEI initiatives on campus, and what she hopes to accomplish in the future: “My goal is to create empowering spaces that serve people and the planet, but I would also like to contribute to the world through writing, teaching, and other modes of creativity. I hope to continue learning and growing while also giving back as much as I possibly can.”

The School of Architecture and School of Liberal Arts and Sciences are partnering with Guerilla Science to host a free two-day workshop on “Communicating Climate Science Through the Arts” from July 12 to 13 on Governors Island. Individuals who are interested in creating experiences that mix science and art within the lens of climate science can apply through June 11.