Hello, Netherlands! It’s been a busy few days. I’ve presented my talk “Beyond Little Green Men: Reimagining Alien Life Through Art and Science” at the Europlanet Congress at The Hague. Here’s a short excerpt: When people hear the word “alien,” they often imagine little green men: humanoid beings with oversized …
It was a great pleasure to share the stage with astrobiologists Margaret Race (SETI Institute) and Michael Wong (Carnegie Science) to talk about alien life as part of the Open Question series at the Exploratorium. Hosted by Regina Barber (NPR), we discussed exoplanets, how we define extraterrestrial life, and how …
It’s official: I’m now Doctor Bettina Forget. What’s the project I’ve been pouring my heart into all these years? Imagine Aliens invited youth (especially those not really interested in science) to make artworks about alien worlds and the creatures that live on them using science as a creative prompt. The …
My article Bubbleworms and Rogue Planets has been published in the latest issue of Canadian Art Teacher. The article provides an overview of my Ph.D. project Imagine Aliens and outlines some of its findings. AbstractThe Imagine Aliens project invited participants to design alien planets, create extraterrestrial life forms, and develop …
I am deeply honoured to be included in the fantastic book Space Feminisms: People, Planets, Power, edited by Marie-Pier Boucher, Claire Webb, Annick Bureaud, and Nahum.About the book: Employing a global approach to feminist theory, this book examines how scientific, popular, scholarly, and artistic imaginations of space have, since the …
I was invited to participate in the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Space4Women Expert Meeting, discussing how to promote and advance gender equity in the space sector. Seventy women from around the globe attended – policymakers, engineers, researchers, CEOs – and even one astronaut. The panels were …
It’s going to be a busy October! I’m presenting my Moon Crater Drawing workshop three times this month: At the Cronyn Observatory at Western University, at the Cosmodôme in Laval, and at Laval’s Centre de la nature. Sharpen your pencils – here’s the info: October 1, 2023Cosmodôme Lavalpart of theJournées …
I am delighted to participate in the art + science collaborative exhibitionBeyond Gender: The Future of Being Humanat Ceres Gallery in New York City, organized by the wonderful non-profit Relational Space.My role as science advisor and co-curator was extended to also exhibit artworks from my Women With Impact series and …
I had the great pleasure of presenting my talk Are we alone? How trans-disciplinary practice helps us to conceive of Life beyond Earth at the International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA) in Paris. More here: ISEA 2023 ISEA 2023 program
Following my recent artistic excursion into the world of AI art with the Exotopia project and the Rogue 45 animation, I’ve become increasingly interested in the implications of creating art with AI. This has led me to become involved with the newly created Applied AI Institute at Concordia University. I …