Stewart Brand and Isabella Kirkland discuss extinction and revival - 3/7/13

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On Thursday March 7th, Stewart Brand and Isabella Kirkland will discuss their combined efforts to keep recently extinct species from completely fading away. Kirkland has created a series of paintings featuring endangered and extinct species (on display at the David Brower Center in Berkeley – where the talk will be held) and Brand is working with molecular and conservation biologists to bring the passenger pigeon and other extinct species back to life.

Kirkland’s work, influenced by 16th and 17th century Dutch still lifes, includes two series of paintings, Taxa and NovaTaxa delves into the biodiversity of past and present, featuring species that are extinct, in decline or that have been brought back from the brink of extinction. Nova, on the other hand, focuses more on the future, exploring plant and animal species discovered over the past two decades and hinting at the possibilities of what could be if we take action to protect our natural resources.

The talk is free to attend.

The David Brower Center
Conversation and book signing with Isabella Kirkland and Stewart Brand
Presented in partnership with the Long Now Foundation
Thursday, March 7
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm 
Goldman Theater

Please see the Brower Center website for details, and Brown Paper Tickets to RSVP.

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