Sara Park

My degree project, “World Building, Ontology and Poetics” encapsulates my work and research from my senior year at RISD. It utilizes nature, science, and philosophy to build new narratives and worlds. As an amateur and non-scientist taking it upon myself to study other organisms found within nature, I hope to validate non-traditional forms of inquiry, knowledge production and remove the barrier between daily citizens and those in white lab coats. I hope to facilitate a community science that requires public participation through the means of poetry and handmade artifacts. As the language and vessels express these topics within my thesis, I hope they can allow for healing and a greater understanding of our relations to one another.

Website

A white fabric with the text 'Who is afforded validity and how can we actively work to change these power dynamics?' in black

Democracy

Digital

"Who is afforded validity and how can we actively work to change these power dynamics?" a question from my opinion based essay on creating art based on science and nature. Essay link: https://sarapark.me/ONTOLOGY

Degree Project Website

Digital

Link to Degree Project: https://sarapark.me/

Screenshot of Degree Project Website mobile version

Degree Project Mobile

Digital

Mobile friendly link to Degree Project: https://sarapark.me/

Posters about the future of footwear with the text 'What will footwear in 4020 look like and how can we use biomimicry from Tardigrades to speculate that?'

Future Footwear

Digital

What will footwear in 4020 look like and how can we use biomimicry from Tardigrades to speculate that? Link to more info: https://sarapark.me/shoes

Tardigrade Communication

Digital

The worlds first Tardigrade sound speculation, fabricated based on my research and imaginations. Also found at: https://soundcloud.com/sara-park-2/tardigrade-sound-speculation

Poster design with black typography on a grey background

To All Things Alive and Dead, To My Feelings, Your Feelings, Us

Digital

Us as in you, me, the living organisms within this universe, the decaying leaf, the book collecting dust, the portals that take you to other worlds, the things you cannot explain.

Black and white photograph of a ceramic vessel with the text 'SOMETIMES I WONDER IF IT IS A THING OF MY FANTASIES' printed in black

Fantasy Vessel

Ceramic
5" x 9" x 4"

This vessel is one of the many I made in collaboration with my mother post relocating to Atlanta, GA from Providence due to COVID-19. They explore a small walking path near our residence and uses both the objects within it to shape to them as well as utilize other handmade organic forms. For more visit: https://sarapark.me/Vessels

Poster design with the text 'J'adore GERMS because they're cool' and 'Science is Sexy'

Friendly Germs

Digital
18" x 24"

Poster inspired by images from Brandon Broll’s "Microcosms" book with images supplied by The Science Photo Library.

Poster with the text 'Citizen Science Generation'

Science For All

Digital
18" x 24"

It is clear now more than ever, that we as a society need to take more proactive measures in stressing the importance of science and making its information widely accessible and approachable. Citizen science allows for public participation and serves the interests of a broader community.

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