Looking at a shared sky, through the lens of art

Author:

Mann, Adam

Title:

Looking at a shared sky, through the lens of art

Periodical:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Year:

2016

Volume:

113

Pages:

14165-14167

Subject:

Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Astronomical observatories Mauna Kea controversy

Summary:

The culture clashes between indigenous people and astronomers have been taking place in Arizona and Hawaii, as well as in Australia and South Africa where the Square Kilometer Array (SKA) is being built. In the case of SKA, the interaction between scientist and native peoples use art to build the relationships and created a traveling art exhibition, Shared Sky, in which indigenous articsts from both countries produced pieces celebrating ancient and modern stories about the cosmos. However, the clashes between indigenous people and astronomers in Hawaii still see no compromise in sight.

Label:

Mauna Kea - Commentary

URL:

http://www.pnas.org/content/113/50/14165.full

Date:

December 13, 2016

Collection:

Periodicals