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ONE OF THE FIRST DISPLAYS THIS FALL<\/strong> in the Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity was artwork by Harvey Mudd students in the class Fluidity: Art, Science & Images\/Special Topics in Art, taught by Rachel Levy, associate professor of mathematics and associate dean for faculty development, and Ken Fandell, associate professor of art and Michael G. and C. Jane Wilson Chair in Arts and the Humanities. By exploring art and mathematics in images and fluids, students gain perspective on the theory and context of fluid visualizations and create visual works informed by art\u2019s historical and theoretical contexts.<\/p>\n

\"Incidental<\/a>
Incidental Instability<\/em> by Allison Barry \u201916. Using a rattleback\u2014a spinning top in the shape of semi-ellipsoid that exhibits a scientific phenomenon\u2014Barry worked with the unstable nature of the rattleback motion within the context of a fluid. \u201cI was surprised by many of the flows, and they manifested the idea that sometimes the best art is not what you intend to create or where you expect it to be.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Center, created with a $25 million gift from Rick and Susan Sontag\u20141964 graduates of Harvey Mudd College and Pomona College, respectively\u2014is an innovative setting where students from the five Claremont Colleges can work in creative teams. Nicknamed \u201cThe Hive\u201d for the buzz of creative thought and collaborative activity it is designed to foster, the center supports students\u2019 creative development and helps equip them to work collaboratively to address the future\u2019s most ambiguous problems and complex challenges.<\/p>\n

\"Step<\/a>
Step by Step<\/em> by Emma Meersman \u201916. How a small drop of liquid affects a much larger pool provided the impetus for Meersman\u2019s project. She documented the process of hibiscus tea diffusing into water. \u201cMuch like the drops of tea, all of the time invested in something will contribute to an end result \u2026 a second of time here or there will slowly saturate the pool of experience.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Emma Meersman \u201916, one of the students whose work was featured there, says, \u201cI am very glad to have a space like The Hive. I think that it encourages collaboration between the colleges and allows students to interact in an open, creative environment. The Fluidity course challenged me to think about how scientific concepts could be applied to an art project as well as how to view scientific experiments through an artistic lens. The course encouraged students to experiment and discover new things about the world, a value that is also reflected in The Hive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Warped<\/a>
Warped Dimensions<\/em> by Nicky Subler \u201916. Subler shot this with a Canon Powershot in automatic macro mode. She placed honey on an angled glass plate, backed by a page from a lab notebook, and lit it with a desk lamp. \u201cPart of art is the ability to see beauty in mistakes, in messes. Or to see beauty where someone hasn\u2019t looked yet.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Portal<\/a>
Portal<\/em> by Jim Wu \u201916. Wu used a DSLR camera with macro lens to capture this image of soap film against a black background. \u201cI recruited my friend, Laura Zhang, to hold the soap film and perturb it by adding soap droplets to the top and blowing gently on the film \u2026 It seems as if we, the onlookers, are peering through a portal into another vibrant and colorful world.\u201d Wu\u2019s artwork, created for the class Fluidity: Art, Science & Images\/Special Topics in Art, was one of the first displays this fall in the Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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