NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI) was pleased to host the joint seminar, Translating the Invisible: Artistic Approaches to Scientific Data, with ArtScience Museum on 8 June 2026.<\/p>\n
The seminar featured Ersin Han Ersin of Marshmallow Laser Feast, a London-based artist collective whose work investigates the entanglements of human perception and the more-than-human world, translating scientific understanding into poetic and immersive experiences. At the heart of the collective’s practice is a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration, each project emerges through dialogue and collaboration with scientific institutions and subject specialists including ecologists, neuroscientists, technologists and philosophers. The session was chaired by Assoc Prof Sanjay Swarup, NERI Director and was held as part of ArtScience Museum’s ArtScience Residency Programme, a collaborative platform for local and international creatives, artists, designers and entrepreneurs to integrate scientific inquiry with art while fostering interdisciplinary exchange and community engagement.<\/p>\n
In a thought-provoking session, Ersin shared how scientific data can be transformed into immersive, multisensory experiences that make invisible ecological processes perceptible to human senses. Drawing on tools and datasets such as LiDAR scanning, CT imaging, ground-penetrating radar, satellite remote sensing, and long-term ecological data, the talk highlighted how artistic practice can open up new ways of understanding the more-than-human world.<\/p>\n
From the internal architecture of giant sequoias to underground mycorrhizal networks, cetacean acoustic worlds, and the slow migration of soil, the examples presented invited participants to reflect on how art and science can come together to deepen environmental awareness and engagement.<\/p>\n
This seminar reflects NERI’s commitment to fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and innovative approaches to environmental communication. NERI extends its appreciation to ArtScience Museum, Ersin Han Ersin, Emma Lee and all participants for contributing to a rich and inspiring session.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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