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Lucy Orta, Nicholas Makris and Armin Linke on Remote Habitats

November 16th, 2008 by Amber Frid-Jimenez

Tomorrow night (11/17), Lucy Orta, Nicholas Makris, and Armin Linke will join us at “This Is Tomorrow.” The evening will focus on fashion, filmmaking, and scientific research associated with remote habitats including Antarctica, deep oceans, and the ice layers of Jupiter’s Moon Europa. Lucy Orta is an artist, fashion designer, and Professor for Art, Fashion and the Environment at the London College of Fashion; Paris, France. Nicholas Makris is a Professor of Mechanical and Ocean Engineering and the Director of the Laboratory for Undersea Remote Sensing at MIT. Armin Linke is a filmmaker and Guest Professor for Photography at the HFG Karlsruhe, Germany; Milan (Italy). Image: Lucy + Jorge Orta | Antarctic Village - No Borders, 2007, courtesy Galleria Continua, San Gimignano - Beijing. Photo: JJ Crance.

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