Astrida Neimanis and Patty Chang, “Art and environmental crises”, virtual seminar for the National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Sweden. Hosted by Aleksija Neimanis.

How do different disciplines work with environmental crises and how can we collaborate? Porpoises and other marine mammals are examined by necropsy at the Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Sweden to further our understanding of cause of death, health status, and diseases and other threats that these animals are exposed to. Other disciplines explore similar issues using their own methodology and expertise, and there are several ways in which we can communicate what we do and why.

Within a pilot project between an internationally recognized artist, Patty Chang (USA), a humanities scholar, Astrida Neimanis (Canada) and myself, Aleksija Neimanis, a wildlife pathologist at SVA, we explore necropsies of marine mammals as a form of care for these species and the ecosystems in which they live. As a part of our collaboration, I have invited Patty and Astrida to tell SVA more about what they do and how they work with environmental issues within their disciplines. All who are interested are very welcome to participate in this virtual seminar.