On selected Friday evenings, climate scientists from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society lead visitors through sections of the Salgado exhibition related to each scientist's field of study, explaining the climate conditions and environmental threats particular to the geographic regions documented in the photographs.
Arthur Lerner-Lam is the Deputy Director of Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, where hes also a research scientist and a professor of earth and environmental sciences. A seismologist, his early research demonstrated that continental plates were thicker than oceanic plates, a finding that supported alternative models of continental evolution. His recent work deals with how societies handle the aftermath of earthquakes and other natural disastersmatters that require a broad, interdisciplinary approach. Lerner-Lam has done extensive fieldwork in many parts of the world; his most recent trip to Antarctica was in late 2013.
This walkthrough takes place during voluntary admission hours in the Museum.
This event is part of the Fall 2014 programming series ICP Talks: Climate Change. For a complete listing of series events, click here.
ICP gratefully acknowledges our partnership with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society of Columbia University | Earth Institute, The Climate Group and Climate Week NYC, and The Human Impacts Institute, Brooklyn, in developing and presenting public programs to accompany the exhibition Sebastião Salgado: Genesis.
