paulinebeziat
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feeling blue and inspired by the beautiful ink works of @ullathynell
Are you a scientist interested in art? An artist interested in science? Submit to ArtSci Hémisphères and get your work exhibited at ETH Zürich. Amazing prizes and artsciency fame waiting for you. Submissions close April 10th.
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Cerastoderma Edule Patella Vulgata Mytilus Edulis
Watercolour on paper
Illustrations for the bachelor thesis presentation of my best friend, who analysed rare earth elements in a series of shells including some of these :)
Did you know that selenium deficiency is a thing?
Up to a billion people around the globe are deficient, not getting enough of this trace element from their diet. This is why we are interested in understanding what controls selenium levels in soils. The atmosphere supplies Se to the soil environment - but where does this initially come from? I loved illustrating this study by Süss et al., (2019), investigating trace element sources using rainwater analyses. The data show that the terrestrial biosphere apparently has much more of an impact than we traditionally thought - at least during the summer.
source: Elke Suess, Franziska Aemisegger, Jeroen E. Sonke, Michael Sprenger, Heini Wernli and Lenny H. E. Winkel (2019): Marine versus continental sources of iodine and selenium in rainfall at two European high-altitude locations. Environmental Science & Technology. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b05533
Doing Art and Science? Consider submitting to the next ArtSci exhibit Hémisphères and your work promoted @ETH Zürich!
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(watercolour on paper)
watercolour on paper
Happy New Year et une très bonne année :)
Time is running
Watercolour on paper
when it seems like everything is grey and dull - remember to let the colours in. The world is beautiful and so are you; happy holidays everyone!
Why y’all so negative?
scientific illustration (and its negative) of the common Red Snapper, Lutjanus compectamus
original done in watercolour
A Paradise Drowning in Trash
This past semester I got to be part of the ETH transdisciplinary case study, investigating solid waste management on the island of Seychelles. This small island developing state is facing an immense challenge with its trash: almost exclusively relying on landfilling the island is literally filling up. Filling up - in trash. Further, current landfills are absolutely ill-equipped for the amount and types of material deposited; there is currently no capacity for leachate treatment. With various kinds of hazardous materials such as chemical residues, pharmaceutical products, asbestos etc. entering the landfill, the lack of proper lining at Providence I (one of the two main landfills) represents an incredible risk for groundwater contamination. More info @http://www.tdlab.usys.ethz.ch/teaching/tdcs/former/cs2018.html
The ‘upside-down’ jellyfish (Cassiopea sp.) thrives in near-shore marine habitats. It is commonly found on seagrass beds or in mangrove forests, resting its exumbrella against the sediment - exposing its oral arms to the sunlight. Why this fellow is sunbathing all the time? Its oral arms carry symbiotic zooxanthellae, dinoflagellates (marine algae) of the genus Symbiodinium that assimilate carbon and nitrogen for this gelatinous friend.
“what’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn?
that since day one. She’s already had everything she needs within herself. it’s the world that convinced her she did not.” -rupi kaur watercolour on paper, Zürich
where can I find the past? I would like to say thank you for all it has given to me
Missing my home and my cat today.
Arrived safe & sound in Cambridge! America is crazy, but I think we are on good terms. The sheer amount of cookie choices in the supermarket is probably one of the more important reasons for that.
This painting is already pretty old - it was the result of a short summer school about plankton ecology on a northern german island a couple of years ago. How time flies! About a year ago I (reluctantly) set my foot on Swiss grounds to start my masters at ETH in Zürich. Today I am leaving again, for some months at least - but before its time for new beginnings I want to cherish how much joy and warmth this past year has brought me! One of the many great experiences was certainly ArtSci (https://artsci.ethz.ch/), the first ETH art and science exhibition my friends and I organised this spring. Hans Thierstein was until 2009 full professor of Micropaleontology at ETH and has since then embarked on new creative adventures. Feel free to check out more of his work here - https://www.hansthierstein.ch/! Hans was definitely one of the most involved participants in ArtSci this year, displaying his self-built quatroscope and a series of quatroscopies along with it. Apart from allowing us to display his very interesting artworks, he also actively helped making ArtSci happen whenever our logistics failed - he was just great!! The upper photo was made by him, it is a quatroscopy of my drawing from back at 2016. For me, this is a really nice illustration of how other people help us grow - I am so grateful for all the people that I have met here and elsewhere and for everything they have brought into my life.
“Herr Janosch, wie nutzt man den Frühling richtig? In dem man mit geöffneten Augen den Augenblick nutzt. Und dabei natürlich den Überblick behält. Am besten wont man dabei in gehobener Strandlage, dann hat man dazu auch noch den Ausblick.” - oder draußen, im Garten mit Sonne und Farben!
Submissions close in about a month! Do you have your piece ready? Awesome prices, lots of artsci-ness and the chance to take part in an ETH Zürich exhibition guaranteed :D Definitely don’t hesitate to ask me if you have any questions, either shoot me a message here or on artsci.ethz@gmail.com
How ArtSci are you? Submission are open!
I am super excited to invite you to participate in the inaugural ArtSci exhibition, La Rencontre, this spring at ETH Zürich, Switzerland! La Rencontre is an art exhibition for scientists by scientists - we encourage everyone to submit data, videos, illustrations, or any sort of artwork that conveys a scientific idea, message, or concept – whether related to your research, side project or simply data by other scientists that you love and want to illustrate. The goal is to inspire scientists to think about and present their research in new, creative ways that promote science communication. Pieces will be displayed on the green floor in CHN in ETH Zentrum from 22nd April to 6th May, with a vernissage on the 22.04 and an official closing/award ceremony on the 06.05.18. Submission are open - please contact artsci.ethz@gmail.com in case of questions, or check out our website: https://artsci.ethz.ch or our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtSci.ETHZ/ I can’t wait to see what the magic of science and art sparks in you! <3
How ArtSci are you? Submission are open!
I am super excited to invite you to participate in the inaugural ArtSci exhibition, La Rencontre, this spring at ETH Zürich, Switzerland! La Rencontre is an art exhibition for scientists by scientists - we encourage everyone to submit data, videos, illustrations, or any sort of artwork that conveys a scientific idea, message, or concept -- whether related to your research, side project or simply data by other scientists that you love and want to illustrate. The goal is to inspire scientists to think about and present their research in new, creative ways that promote science communication. Pieces will be displayed on the green floor in CHN in ETH Zentrum from 22nd April to 6th May, with a vernissage on the 22.04 and an official closing/award ceremony on the 06.05.18. Submission are open - please contact artsci.ethz@gmail.com in case of questions, or check out our website: https://artsci.ethz.ch or our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtSci.ETHZ/ I can’t wait to see what the magic of science and art sparks in you! <3
Hippos vs. Cows This semester at uni I got to work on a topic completely new to me and so exciting - hippos! Who would have thought that hippos are actually quite the ecosystem engineers? The amount of organic matter these herbivores transport to rives and lakes is quite impressive, and the fact that their population is in danger is really not good news for the aquatic food chain and everybody who depends on it. The simultaneous explosion of cattle herds in Africa is another factor that complicates the matter - considering only the cows’ methane emissions really misses a large part of the picture! I think its so fascinating to see how the theoretical science you study as a student finally gets applied and produces meaningful data in the field - in this case people used C and N isotopic data to trace hippo/cow input into and along the food chain.
Apis Mallifera - La vie est trop courte pour qu´on soit pressé
Setting Sails - a clever man once said that a ship is always safe in the harbor, but this is not what it was built for. This is the logo I designed for a TEDx event about a year ago, back when I didn't realize that I myself would be setting sails so very soon. Leaving home never got any easier for me, but is so exciting, enriching and reminds me of where I really belong.
I really love fall with all its rain, and colours and thunderstorms and cosiness. But thinking back to summer on one of those rainy days while being stuck on my term paper feels so surreal.
Cerastoderma Edule Patella Vulgata Mytilus Edulis
Watercolour on paper
Illustrations for the bachelor thesis presentation of my best friend, who analysed rare earth elements in a series of shells including some of these :)
when nature gives when nature rules when nature loves when nature dies
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Baumpilz & Birke im Herbst - watercolour on paper
polypore & birch - it really is fall in Zürich now!
Watercolour on paper - Patella Vulgata (the common limpet)
My best friend analyzed rare earth element patterns in a series of shells - including one from the common limpet - for her bachelor thesis, this is an illustration I made for her presentation :)
Chinese man playing cards in the Big Bayan Tree parc at Gaotian village near Guilin, China.