What the study found
The authors report that their art/science collaboration used climate modelling, the idea of the "possible" from Henri Bergson, and the concept of the "data-image" to examine forest ecologies. They also describe a thematic overview of public responses to the art installations, focusing on creativity and imagination in environmental education.
Why the authors say this matters
The study suggests that questioning how climate and tree-carbon images are produced and shared can support visual literacy as it moves toward ecoliteracy, meaning an understanding of environmental issues through images and interpretation. The authors also present this as a way to offer alternative views of the climate emergency.
What the researchers tested
The researchers reflected on a long-term collaboration between an environmental data scientist and an artist-researcher. They discussed tree carbon quantification visualisation techniques through an immersive outdoor art installation, using place-based and arts-based interdisciplinary collaboration with digital media.
What worked and what didn't
The abstract says the authors examined how certain models operate in forest ecologies and how climate modelling remains open to change. It also says the installation and related public responses were used to highlight the role of creativity and imagination, but it does not provide detailed comparative results or say what did not work.
What to keep in mind
The available summary does not give detailed methods, sample size, or quantitative outcomes. It also does not describe limitations beyond the article's focus on a local or micro-scale case and a thematic overview of public responses.
Key points
- The article reflects on a long-term collaboration between an environmental data scientist and an artist-researcher.
- It uses climate modelling, the "possible" from Henri Bergson, and the "data-image" to question forest-ecology images.
- The authors discuss tree carbon quantification visualisation through an immersive outdoor art installation.
- Public responses to the installations are summarized thematically to emphasize creativity and imagination in environmental education.
- The abstract says questioning how these images are produced and shared may support visual literacy moving toward ecoliteracy.
Disclosure
- Research title:
- Art-science collaboration links climate modelling and ecoliteracy
- Authors:
- Blandine Courcot, Gisèle Trudel
- Institutions:
- Université du Québec à Montréal, Université TÉLUQ
- Publication date:
- 2026-02-12
- OpenAlex record:
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