Colton Hash with his life-size juvenile orca sculpture "Resonant Disintegration" Nov 2017 (photo by John Threlfall)
Victoria-based artist Colton Hash is the inaugural recipient of an artist-in-residence program announced today by the University of Victoria.
The new residency aims to strengthen connections between art and science, while broadening perspectives on issues ranging from technology and the environment to biodiversity and healthy communities.
Hash, a recent graduate of UVic’s combined undergraduate program in visual arts and computer science, was selected from a field of nearly 70 local, national and international applicants.
He plans to collaborate with ocean scientists and experiment with digital media to communicate some of the dynamic processes that play a critical role in coastal waters.
“Whether it’s how a kelp forest responds to climate change or how the thawing of frozen methane affects sediment stability of submarine slopes, I hope I can use interactive art to inspire viewers to care more about what is happening beneath the ocean's surface,” he says.
Source: University of Victoria
