WASTELAND: A Survey of Works by Brandon Ballengée - Softcover

For almost 20 years, Brandon Ballengée has merged his scientific research with ecological art in trans-disciplinary works that bridge art and science, and has engaged in community-based environmental stewardship. Ballengée's work is inspired by direct observation with amphibians, birds, fish and insect species found in today's ecosystems and direct experience in scientific laboratory settings. He works in diverse media that includes biological materials, large-scale scanner photographs, installations in both gallery and outdoor settings, and participatory community-based trans-species happenings. Ballengée's work is an exploration of nature in our contemporary time to advance an understanding of the natural world. The exhibition, with public and educational programming, served as a platform for discussions that explored our local and global environment and its biodiversity, while considering the interface of art and science. This catalog from the exhibition "WASTE LAND: A Survey of Works by Brandon Ballengée, 1996 - 2016" at University of Wyoming Art Museum presents more than 100 works and installations that explore the evolution of his creative and scientific work. Included in the catalog are works from such series as "Malamp: The Occurrence of Deformities in Amphibians" based on his biological research and artwork exploring the declines and potential causes of deformities among amphibian populations; "Frameworks of Absence" which explores the loss of species over time; and "A Habit of Deciding Influence", photographs made form Darwin's personal collection of pigeons while an artist in resident at the Natural History Museum, London.