Curator’s Tour: Mapping Infrastructure/Mapping Agriculture

How can data become sculpture? Brunnier Art Museum curator Adrienne Gennett will lead visitors on an exploration of Norwood Viviano’s complex glass sculptures which aim to visualize complex information through striking works of art. Viviano's sculptures merge GIS mapping, LiDAR, and photogrammetry with traditional glassblowing and casting to translate agricultural and infrastructure data into three-dimensional glass forms. The exhibition features his new commission for University Museums' permanent collection: cast glass architecture incorporating Iowa State's 1860 Farm House and the Agronomy Building, each embedded with topographical maps tracing the complex relationship between Iowa agriculture's past and future.