Science matters, of course, but often seems to be complicated, unclear and difficult to understand. The project “Making Crises Visible” provides an experi­mental approach to the themes of the Leibniz Research Network “Crisis in a Globa­lised World”. Resear­chers from PRIF, the Cluster of Excel­lence “Normative Orders” and Goethe Uni­versity Frankfurt work together with students of the Uni­versity of Art and Design Offenbach to develop ideas for the creative presen­tation of research out­comes.

In the course of two semesters students of communi­cation design, stage design, free art and media have created posters, objects, videos and instal­lations that transfer scientific content in unex­pected ways to the audience. The projects aim at cre­atively visua­lizing methods and findings of exem­plary research projects and at raising aware­ness that crises not only bring about negative conse­quences but may also have construc­tive potential.

The “Science-Art-Objects” will be exhibited at Sencken­berg Natur­museum Frankfurt from February 12th to June 2nd 2020. The exhibit was opened by Angela Dorn, Hessian Minister of State for Science and Art, Nicole Deitelhoff and Katrin Böhning-Gaese, director of the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre.
 

• More information on the opening of "Making Crises Visible"
• Further information on the project makingcrisesvisible.com

• Academy for Craft Design - Handwerkskammer Aachen
• Educational centre Anne Frank
• Cluster of Excellence "Normative Orders"
• Goethe University Frankfurt
• Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
• University of Art and Design Offenbach
• Senckenberg Natural History Museum Frankfurt