Join us to celebrate the installation of Microcosm by Andi Wolfe in the Living Art and Ecology Lab (Hopkins 340) on January 30th, 2025 at 5:30pm. This artwork features ~168 glass protozoans (single-celled, eukaryotic microorganisms), which were initially created by Wolfe during an invited art & science residency with University of Wyoming’s Microbial Ecology Project. We will meet in the lab at 5:30pm to appreciate the sculpture indoors, then migrate outside to look at the artwork through the lab’s large windows using binoculars. This practice serves to emulate the experience of observing real protozoans through a microscope. Binoculars to share will be provided. Microcosm will remain on display in LAEL for one year.
About the Artist: Andi Wolfe spent her career as a botanist at The Ohio State University. During this time, she examined the natural world of plants from the macroscopic landscape to the molecular. Simultaneously, she explored art whenever she had time via sculptural woodturning, photography, painting, and glass. She is currently a Professor Emerita, allowing more time to focus on her artistic endeavors. Her work is in many private and public collections and has been featured in exhibits throughout the USA, including the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Honolulu Museum of Art, and Gallery of Wood Art in Minnesota. Examples of her wood art can be seen at www.AndiWolfe.com. Other explorations can be viewed on Instagram @andiwolfe.
