In Conversation: James Geurts and Dr. Aaron Gronstal
Join James Geurts, an invited artist for In Time - Annie Cattrell RSA's curated element of the 200th Annual Exhibition - for an exciting conversation with Dr. Aaron Gronstal, astrobiologist and communicator with NASA’s Astrobiology Program.
James and Aaron share a remarkable overlap in research of geology and life origins from distinct perspectives. Both have worked in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia, among the oldest deserts in the world, and both have studied Ediacaran fossils. Join them for what promises to be a uniquely valuable exchange between art and science.
In-Time
This significant year for the RSA also marks the tricentenary of the birth of James Hutton (1726–1797), the ‘father of modern geology’. Reflecting on our philosophical and physical foundations (with the building constructed on ancient volcanic rock), Cattrell’s curation will explore the RSA’s rich and layered development over time. She has invited artists interested in ideas of geology and the passage of time, including Martin Creed, James Geurts, Cathie Pilkington and Stephen Skrynka, to take part in the exhibition. Sam Ainsley RSA has also been invited to design the external banners.
