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39<div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>05-02-2026</div><h3>Waters off Wharariki Beach</h3><div>Wharariki</div><div>Aotearoa New Zealand, </div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1667px;max-height:2083px;aspect-ratio:0.800288046087374;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1667,height=2083,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=600,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 480w, 40https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=800,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 640w, 41https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1200,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 960w, 42https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1350,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 1080w, 43https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1599,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 1280w, 44https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2084,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 1668w, 45https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2399,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 1920w, 46https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2559,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 2048w, 47https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3199,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/waters-off-wharariki-beach/23a5837fba-1770134630/taranaki-announcement-swipe-05.jpg 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>05-02-2026</div><h3>Waters off Wharariki Beach</h3><div>Wharariki</div><div>Aotearoa New Zealand, </div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 48 <p>Waters off Wharariki Beach</p> 49<p>40º07â54âS 172º10â46âE<br /> 50South Taranaki Bight<br /> 51Aotearoa New Zealand</p> 52<p>Twelve Earthsâ fourth announced location is located in the extended region of Aotearoa New Zealandâs South Taranaki Bight, where a recently identified population of non-migratory blue whales lives. One of the most mysterious cetaceans, the blue whale is the largest animal known to have existed on Earth. </p> 53<p>Wharariki is a remote eco sanctuary, located at the northernmost tip of New Zealand's South Island and accessible only by foot. For the MÄori, the area is known as o te wairua o nga tangata o te Waipounamu and is recognized as a spiritual portal between worlds.</p></div> 54</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Site Announcement</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>04-02-2026</div><h3>Twelve Earths Hydrophone</h3><div>Waters off Wharariki Beach</div><div>
54Aotearoa New Zealand, </div></div></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>04-02-2026</div><h3>Twelve Earths Hydrophone</h3><div>Waters off Wharariki Beach</div><div>Aotearoa New Zealand, </div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 55 <p>While on board the research vessel, McKean will help to deploy a specially designed hydrophone at a location directly along <em>Twelve Earths</em>â ring path. The hydrophone, a complex listening and recording system, will archive an entire year of mostly infrasonic blue whale callsâhaunting communiqués that, while the loudest sounds made by an animal on the planet, are also below the threshold of human auditory perception. These calls travel 100s if not 1000s of kilometers underwater. </p> 56<p>The hydrophone, designed by Cornell Universityâs <a href="https://www.birds.cornell.edu/ccb/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics</a> and customized by McKean, is hermetically sealed within a buoyant 17-inch glass sphere. The device is robust enough to survive demanding conditions in the mesopelagic zone, which extends up to 1,000 meters below the surface, where light and temperature decrease markedly. The hydrophone bears a titanium disc, a <em>Twelve Earths</em> cipher, which includes markings and symbols from each site on the ring path. The custom disc subtly gives this scientific device a double life as a sculpture.</p></div> 57</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Site Visit</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>02-02-2026</div><h3>Announcement of Research in South Taranaki Bight with Dr. Leigh Torres</h3><div>Waters off Wharariki Beach</div><div>Aotearoa New Zealand, </div></div></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>02-02-2026</div><h3>Announcement of Research in South Taranaki Bight with Dr. Leigh Torres</h3><div>Waters off Wharariki Beach</div><div>Aotearoa New Zealand, </div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 58 <p>This February, McKean will join Dr. Leigh Torres from Oregon State Universityâs Marine Mammal Institute and a team of researchers from the <a href="https://mmi.oregonstate.edu/gemm-lab" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory</a> (GEMM Lab) as they continue their research about this unique blue whale population. Torresâ research has been instrumental in redrawing our collective understanding of whale life and shaping approaches to species protection and environmental management in the Bight. Says Torres:</p> 59<p>"Studying blue whales in Aotearoa New Zealand for the past 15 years has been a fulfilling journeyâfrom population discovery to population description and now toward a deeper understanding of their health, behavior, and movements. We are thrilled to have Michael on board our research vessel this year, which will help us to see our study system from a new perspective and to share the amazing story of these whales more broadly."</p></div> 60</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Research</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>25-09-2025</div><h3>Corning x Rubin x MJM</h3><div>Corning Museum of Glass</div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:2160px;max-height:3024px;aspect-ratio:0.7142857142857143;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2160,height=3024,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=672,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 480w, 61https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=896,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 640w, 62https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1344,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 960w, 63https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1512,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 1080w, 64https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1792,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 1280w, 65https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2335,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 1668w, 66https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2688,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 1920w, 67https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2867,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 2048w, 68https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3584,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground
68/50 space-y-4"><div><div>25-09-2025</div><h3>Corning x Rubin x MJM</h3><div>Corning Museum of Glass</div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 69 <p>Michael Jones Mckean had a chance to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBxmrHDTP4/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">talk</a> about Corning's contribution to the Rubin Observatory's M2 reflecting mirror, in advance of <em><a href="https://whatson.cmog.org/connected-glass/connected-glass-rubin-observatory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Connected by Glass</a></em> hosted by Corning Museum of Glass on September 30 at 6:00 pm EST</p></div> 70</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Event</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>23-06-2025</div><h3>A New View Into the Universe</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1709px;max-height:2214px;aspect-ratio:0.7719060523938572;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1709,height=2214,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=622,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 480w, 71https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=829,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 640w, 72https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1244,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 960w, 73https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1399,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 1080w, 74https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1658,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 1280w, 75https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2161,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 1668w, 76https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2487,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 1920w, 77https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2653,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 2048w, 78https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3316,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>23-06-2025</div><h3>A New View Into the Universe</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 79 <p>Michael Jones Mckean has written an Article for <em><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/06/rubin-observatory-first-light/683268/?gift=Mn_2c5DyfH6DnndeH4dKYe43dmvCc8tJk8XcICidbS8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Atlantic</a></em> on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory achieving first light. The Rubin along with Gemini South and SOAR sit atop Cerro Pachón and within Eyeshot Cerro Tololo, together forming Twelve Earths first announced location.</p></div> 80</div></div></div>
80<div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>08-10-2024</div><h3>Emergence: Art from Life</h3><div>Japanese American Cultural & Community Center</div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:750px;max-height:563px;aspect-ratio:1.3321492007104796;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=750,height=563,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=360,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 480w, 81https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=480,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 640w, 82https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=721,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 960w, 83https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=811,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 1080w, 84https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=961,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 1280w, 85https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=1252,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 1668w, 86https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=1441,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 1920w, 87https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=1537,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 2048w, 88https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=1922,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>08-10-2024</div><h3>Emergence: Art from Life</h3><div>Japanese American Cultural & Community Center</div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 89 <p>Michael Jones McKean is showing work at <em><a href="https://www.fathomers.org/news/emergence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emergence: Art from Life</a></em> at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, organized by Fathomers.</p> 90<p>The work was developed with assistance from Dr. Stephen Fong, Professor of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, in cooperation with the Museu de Leiria, Portugal.</p> 91<p><em>Emergence</em> is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide, presented by Getty.</p></div> 92</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>12-06-2024</div><h3>Art Papers: Earth Studies</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:2248px;max-height:1552px;aspect-ratio:1.4484536082474226;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2248,height=1552,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=331,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 480w, 93https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=442,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 640w, 94https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=663,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 960w, 95https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=746,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 1080w, 96https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=884,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 1280w, 97https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=1152,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 1668w, 98https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=1326,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 1920w, 99https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=1414,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 2048w, 100https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=1767,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground
100/50 space-y-4"><div><div>12-06-2024</div><h3>Art Papers: Earth Studies</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 101 <p>Michael Jones McKean has published the essay <a href="https://www.artpapers.org/earth-studies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth Studies</a>, as part of his guest-edited issue with Art Papers, <a href="https://www.artpapers.org/reworlding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reworlding</a>.</p></div> 102</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>06-06-2024</div><h3>Michael Jones McKean + Sarah Higgins in Conversation</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:882px;max-height:1218px;aspect-ratio:0.7241379310344828;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=882,height=1218,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=663,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 480w, 103https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=884,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 640w, 104https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1326,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 960w, 105https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1491,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 1080w, 106https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1768,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 1280w, 107https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2303,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 1668w, 108https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2651,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 1920w, 109https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2828,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 2048w, 110https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3535,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>06-06-2024</div><h3>Michael Jones McKean + Sarah Higgins in Conversation</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 111 <p>Michael Jones McKean will join Art Papers Executive + Artistic Director Sarah Higgins to discu
111ss McKeanâs guest edited theme: <a href="https://www.artpapers.org/reworlding/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reworlding</a>. <a href="https://www.artpapers.org/events/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Higgins and McKean</a> will also chat about how his practices as an artist, a researcher, and an educator informed the theme, particularly <em>Twelve Earths</em>âhis planetary sculpture scaled to Earth itself.</p></div> 112</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>05-06-2024</div><h3>Art Papers: Reworlding</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:4500px;max-height:4500px;aspect-ratio:1;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=4500,height=4500,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=480,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 480w, 113https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=640,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 640w, 114https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=960,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 960w, 115https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1080,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 1080w, 116https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1280,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 1280w, 117https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=1668,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 1668w, 118https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=1920,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 1920w, 119https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2048,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 2048w, 120https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=2560,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>05-06-2024</div><h3>Art Papers: Reworlding</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 121 <p><a href="https://www.artpapers.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Art Papers</a> launched its Spring 2024 issue <a href="https://www.artpapers.org/reworlding/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reworlding</a>, guest edited by Michael Jones McKean. Reworlding is a thematic exploration of the planetary with contributions by: Michael Jones McKean, Sophie Strand, Haley Mellin + Timur Si-Qin, Del Harrow, Gean Moreno + Stephanie Wakefield, Stephanie Bailey, and a roundtable with Angela Dufresne + Gordon Hall + Arnold Kemp + Michael Jones McKean + Aki Sasamoto + Nato Thompson + Rodrigo Valenzuela</p></div> 122</div></div></div>
122<div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>08-05-2024</div><h3>Abrigo do Lagar Velho Adornments</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:798px;max-height:1212px;aspect-ratio:0.6584158415841584;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=798,height=1212,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=729,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 480w, 123https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=972,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 640w, 124https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1458,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 960w, 125https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1640,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 1080w, 126https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1944,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 1280w, 127https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2533,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 1668w, 128https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2916,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 1920w, 129https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=3110,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 2048w, 130https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3888,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>08-05-2024</div><h3>Abrigo do Lagar Velho Adornments</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 131 <p>In addition to the skeletal artifacts discovered at Abrigo do Lagar Velho, some ritual adornments made of shells and animal teeth were also discovered.</p> 132<p>Here is a portion of our entry for âadornmentâ from Twelve Earthsâ research portal:</p> 133<p>ââ¦an adornmentâa material thingâcan affect the feeling of the wearer, influencing moods and modifying behaviors. In this way, an adornment may take on extradiegetic, talismanic properties wherein a wearer allows themselves to be actively contoured by qualities they believe to be embedded and alive within the adornment. In this way, a simple piece of jewelry, a shell, or new braid can unlock secret psychological dimensions within the wearer, activating dormant chapters of their being.â</p> 134<p>Produced by <a href="http://alotofmoving.parts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Lot of Moving Parts</a> and <a href="https://www.alexgoss.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alex Goss</a></p></div> 135</div></div></div>
135<div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Process</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>06-05-2024</div><h3>Vera C. Rubin Mirror Coating</h3><div>Cerro Pachón & Tololo</div><div>Chile, South America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1060px;max-height:1394px;aspect-ratio:0.7604017216642754;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1060,height=1394,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=631,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 480w, 136https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=842,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 640w, 137https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1262,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 960w, 138https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1420,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 1080w, 139https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1683,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 1280w, 140https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2194,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 1668w, 141https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2525,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 1920w, 142https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2693,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 2048w, 143https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3367,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>06-05-2024</div><h3>Vera C. Rubin Mirror Coating</h3><div>Cerro Pachón & Tololo</div><div>Chile, South America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 144 <p>Congratulations to the <a href="http://lsst.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vera C. Rubin Observatory</a> for passing an enormous milestone this past weekâthe coating of its 52,000 pound, cast glass main reflecting mirror: the M1M3. The mirror you see, spanning over 27 feet across, holds a delicate meniscus of silver. All told, the coating weighs just 64 gramsâa few coins worth of metal jingling in your pocket harnessed to make contact with the outer limits of primordial lightâ¦</p></div> 145</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>09-04-2024</div><h3>Atlas Obscura Ecliptic Festival</h3><div>Hot Springs, Arkansas</div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1178px;max-height:1178px;aspect-ratio:1;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1178,height=1178,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=480,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 480w, 146https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=640,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 640w, 147https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=960,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 960w, 148https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1080,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 1080w, 149https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1280,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 1280w, 150https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=1668,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 1668w, 151https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=1920,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 1920w, 152https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2048,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 2048w, 153https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=2560,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground
153/50 space-y-4"><div><div>09-04-2024</div><h3>Atlas Obscura Ecliptic Festival</h3><div>Hot Springs, Arkansas</div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 154 <p>Michael Jones McKean will be speaking at <a href="https://ecliptic.atlasobscura.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival</a> in Arkansas' Valley of the Vapors, which is not coincidentally within the 'path of totality" to witness a rare total eclipse. The celebration spans over 4 days and promises to be memorable. For more information and tickets, visit Atlas Obscura's event page.</p></div> 155</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>02-04-2024</div><h3>Vera C. Rubin Visualizations</h3><div>Cerro Pachón & Tololo</div><div>Chile, South America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1214px;max-height:896px;aspect-ratio:1.3549107142857142;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1214,height=896,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=354,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 480w, 156https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=472,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 640w, 157https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=709,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 960w, 158https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=797,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 1080w, 159https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=945,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 1280w, 160https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=1231,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 1668w, 161https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=1417,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 1920w, 162https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=1512,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 2048w, 163https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=1889,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>02-04-2024</div><h3>Vera C. Rubin Visualizations</h3><div>Cerro Pachón & Tololo</div><div>Chile, South America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 164 <p>In the process of making our new website, <a href="http://alotofmoving.parts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Lot of Moving Parts</a> studio created a series of visualizations using Vera C. Rubin Observatoryâs engineering schematics. Sequenced above is a look inside Rubinâs Telescope Assembly Mount: a structure anchored directly to the Andes mountainsâ bedrock holding the mirrors and camera.</p></div> 165</div></div></div>
165<div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Process</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>07-02-2024</div><h3>Alternative Art School</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1134px;max-height:1128px;aspect-ratio:1.0053191489361701;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1134,height=1128,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=477,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 480w, 166https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=637,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 640w, 167https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=955,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 960w, 168https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1074,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 1080w, 169https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1273,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 1280w, 170https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=1659,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 1668w, 171https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=1910,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 1920w, 172https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2037,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 2048w, 173https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=2546,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>07-02-2024</div><h3>Alternative Art School</h3><div></div><div>U.S.A., North America</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 174 <p>Michael Jones McKean will be speaking with Nato Thompson of <a href="http://thealternativeartschool.net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Alternative School</a> on Instagram Live. The conversation kicks off a 12:00PM ET on The Alternative School's IG handle: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thealternativeartschool/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@thealternativeschool</a></p></div> 175</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>11-01-2024</div><h3>Abrigo do Lagar Velho Illustrations</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1046px;max-height:1314px;aspect-ratio:0.7960426179604262;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1046,height=1314,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=603,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 480w, 176https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=804,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 640w, 177https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1206,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 960w, 178https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1357,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 1080w, 179https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1608,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 1280w, 180https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2095,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 1668w, 181https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2412,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 1920w, 182https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2573,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 2048w, 183https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3216,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground
183/50 space-y-4"><div><div>11-01-2024</div><h3>Abrigo do Lagar Velho Illustrations</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 184 <p>At Abrigo do Lagar Velho, Twelve Earthsâ most recent location, weâre opening a channel to commune more intimately with the diverse stories the site holds. The bones and artifacts found at the site act as scientific tools, but also as psychic vehicles wherein time travel is possible; where bones become a body, one vulnerable, curious, loving, and loved. These more subjective details can be lost within the scientific record, but within the machinations of an artwork, there is an invitation to explore.</p> 185<p>As a gesture toward this desire, we commissioned a series of drawings by illustrator Maxfield Schnaufer to help imagine possible moments, realities, and open questions as a poetic, if speculative exerciseâan attempt to touch what perhaps will forever be beyond our grasp.</p></div> 186</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Process</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>15-12-2023</div><h3>Publico Article</h3><div>Portugal</div><div>Lapedo Valley, Europe</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:2048px;max-height:1365px;aspect-ratio:1.5003663003663004;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=1365,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=320,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 480w, 187https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=427,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 640w, 188https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=640,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 960w, 189https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=720,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 1080w, 190https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=853,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 1280w, 191https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=1112,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 1668w, 192https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=1280,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 1920w, 193https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=1365,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 2048w, 194https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=1706,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>15-12-2023</div><h3>Publico Article</h3><div>Portugal</div><div>Lapedo Valley, Europe</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 195 <p>Portuguese newspaper Publico published <a href="https://www.publico.pt/2023/12/15/ciencia/noticia/sitio-onde-encontrada-crianca-lapedo-integra-projecto-global-twelve-earths-2073934" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">an article</a> highlighting <em>Twelve Earths'</em> announcement of Abrigo do Lagar Velho and the work that will come to unfold in the Lapedo Valley.</p></div> 196</div></div></div>
196<div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>14-11-2023</div><h3>Abrigo do Lagar Velho</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:3323px;max-height:4149px;aspect-ratio:0.8009158833453844;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=3323,height=4149,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=599,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 480w, 197https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=799,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 640w, 198https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1199,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 960w, 199https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1348,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 1080w, 200https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1598,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 1280w, 201https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2083,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 1668w, 202https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2397,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 1920w, 203https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2557,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 2048w, 204https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3196,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>14-11-2023</div><h3>Abrigo do Lagar Velho</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 205 <p>Abrigo do Lagar Velho<br /> 206o / o o / o o o o o o o</p> 207<p>39°45â²19.41â³N 8°44â²6.92â³W<br /> 208Leiria District<br /> 209Lapedo Valley, Portugal</p> 210<p>Twelve Earthsâ second announced location is an active archaeological site and Paleolithic rock shelter visited by humans for over a thousand generations.</p> 211<p>The discovery of a ceremoniously child buried there 29,000 years ago helped to unlock secrets of who we areâthe question of âhumanityâ at its most profound.</p> 212<p>In asking questions of nearly imperceptible contours of bone; tracing forensic clues locked in ancient pollen; probing meanings locked within the delicate carvings of animal teeth; in wondering about our past selves, we unwittingly uncover who we are.</p> 213<p>The site preserves this idea, encapsulating it as a message: a reminder stored in bones and pendants and pigment of a deep connection to each other across time, customs, language, and space.</p></div> 214</div></div></div>
214<div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Site Announcement</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>14-11-2023</div><h3>Jornal de Leiria Article</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:2838px;max-height:1596px;aspect-ratio:1.7781954887218046;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2838,height=1596,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=270,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 480w, 215https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=360,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 640w, 216https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=540,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 960w, 217https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=607,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 1080w, 218https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=720,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 1280w, 219https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=938,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 1668w, 220https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=1080,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 1920w, 221https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=1152,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 2048w, 222https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=1440,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>14-11-2023</div><h3>Jornal de Leiria Article</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 223 <p>Portuguese publication Jornal de Leiria has spotlighted <em>Twelve Earths</em> and its involvement with the Abrigo do Lagar Velho site. Read more <a href="https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/noticia/michael-jones-mckean-apaixonou-se-pela-historia-da-crianca-do-lapedo-e-criou-uma-obra-de-arte-multimedia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></div> 224</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">News</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>14-11-2023</div><h3>Site 02 Announcement</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1667px;max-height:2084px;aspect-ratio:0.7999040307101728;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1667,height=2084,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=600,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 480w, 225https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=800,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 640w, 226https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1200,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 960w, 227https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1350,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 1080w, 228https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1600,f=
228auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 1280w, 229https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2085,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 1668w, 230https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2400,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 1920w, 231https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2560,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 2048w, 232https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3200,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>14-11-2023</div><h3>Site 02 Announcement</h3><div>Lapedo Valley</div><div>Portugal, Europe</div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 233 <p>Michael Jones McKean Studio, in deep cooperation with <a href="http://www.fathomers.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fathomers</a> in Los Angeles, excited to announce Abrigo do Lagar Velho as the second site in artist Michael Jones McKeanâs long-form planetary sculpture <em>Twelve Earths</em>. This rock shelter, visited and occupied by humans for tens of thousands of years in the Lapedo Valley of Portugalâs District of Leiria, contains one of the most significant archaeological findings of the past century: the 29,000-year-old remains of a ceremoniously buried four-year-old child whose discovery helped change our perceptions of what it means to be human.</p> 234<p>For full press release information: <a href="https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/sites/abrigo/965d53de95-1699899924/alv-announcement_pt.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Português</a> | <a href="https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/sites/abrigo/f5eb8d83e0-1699899940/alv-announcement_en.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">English</a></p> 235<p>For additional information, please contact:<br /> 236<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb848d8d82888eab9f9c8e879d8e8e8a999f8398c5888486">[email protected]</a></p></div> 237</div></div></div><div class="font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 lowercase">Site Announcement</div></div></div></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-8 gap-y-4"><div><div class="md:hidden mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground/50 space-y-4"><div><div>08-11-2023</div><h3>Rhythms</h3><div></div><div></div></div></div><div class=""><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" style="object-fit:cover;max-width:1174px;max-height:1466px;aspect-ratio:0.800818553888131;width:100%" data-src="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1174,height=1466,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png" data-srcset="https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=480,height=599,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 480w, 238https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,height=799,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 640w, 239https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=960,height=1199,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 960w, 240https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1080,height=1349,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 1080w, 241https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1280,height=1598,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 1280w, 242https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1668,height=2083,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 1668w, 243https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1920,height=2398,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 1920w, 244https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2048,height=2557,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 2048w, 245https://images.twelveearths.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=2560,height=3197,f=auto,fit=cover/https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png 2560w" data-sizes="30vh" class="mix-blend-multiply lazyload"/></div></div><div class="md:col-start-2 md:col-span-2 lg:col-start-3 lg:col-span-2"><div class="hidden md:block mb-4 font-mono text-sm text-foreground
245/50 space-y-4"><div><div>08-11-2023</div><h3>Rhythms</h3><div></div><div></div></div></div><div class="space-y-4"><div><div class="space-y-4"><div class="space-y-4"><div class="markdown space-y-4"> 246 <p>Our perception of speedâfast, average, and slowâis innately relative and linked to one's body. But it is also linked to established codes and rhythms. For us, there exists an orthodoxy of cadence. Early on in Twelve Earthsâ origin, there was the desire to create non-normative expectations around time, with an attention to how an artwork might develop a new approach to speedâmoving slower.</p> 247<p>The repercussions of this choice are manifold. At times Twelve Earths seems to disappear, especially on channels such as this one. But there is also the get-it-right conundrum of making things: wanting to put things into the world that feel considered. With this in mind, we have been working feverishly (fast, even!) on the announcement of our second site and the launch of our updated website. 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Torresâ research has been instrumental in redrawing our collective understanding of whale life and shaping approaches to species protection and environmental management in the Bight. Says Torres:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Studying blue whales in Aotearoa New Zealand for the past 15 years has been a fulfilling journeyâfrom population discovery to population description and now toward a deeper understanding of their health, behavior, and movements. We are thrilled to have Michael on board our research vessel this year, which will help us to see our study system from a new perspective and to share the amazing story of these whales more broadly.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"research","research":null},{"title":"Corning x Rubin x MJM","slug":"corning-x-rubin-x-mjm","text":"","date":"2025-09-25","location":"Corning Museum of Glass","region":"U.S.A.","continent":"northAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/corning-x-rubin-x-mjm/7ca2d2dd43-1759177835/the-best.jpg","alt":"","width":2160,"height":3024,"ratio":0.7142857142857143},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Michael Jones Mckean had a chance to \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/p/DPBxmrHDTP4/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">talk\u003c/a> about Corning's contribution to the Rubin Observatory's M2 reflecting mirror, in advance of \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://whatson.cmog.org/connected-glass/connected-glass-rubin-observatory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Connected by Glass\u003c/a>\u003c/em> hosted by Corning Museum of Glass on September 30 at 6:00 pm EST\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"event","research":null},{"title":"A New View Into the Universe","slug":"a-new-view-into-the-universe","text":"","date":"2025-06-23","location":"","regi
259on":"U.S.A.","continent":"northAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/a-new-view-into-the-universe/adbd6fafd5-1759172778/image-9-29-25-at-2.59-pm.jpg","alt":"","width":1709,"height":2214,"ratio":0.7719060523938572},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Michael Jones Mckean has written an Article for \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/06/rubin-observatory-first-light/683268/?gift=Mn_2c5DyfH6DnndeH4dKYe43dmvCc8tJk8XcICidbS8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Atlantic\u003c/a>\u003c/em> on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory achieving first light. The Rubin along with Gemini South and SOAR sit atop Cerro Pachón and within Eyeshot Cerro Tololo, together forming Twelve Earths first announced location.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Emergence: Art from Life","slug":"emergence-art-from-life","text":"","date":"2024-10-08","location":"Japanese American Cultural & Community Center","region":"U.S.A.","continent":"northAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/emergence-art-from-life/ac92a353d8-1730386728/png-image.png","alt":"","width":750,"height":563,"ratio":1.3321492007104796},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Michael Jones McKean is showing work at \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.fathomers.org/news/emergence\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emergence: Art from Life\u003c/a>\u003c/em> at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, organized by Fathomers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The work was developed with assistance from Dr. Stephen Fong, Professor of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, in cooperation with the Museu de Leiria, Portugal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Emergence\u003c/em> is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide, presented by Getty.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Art Papers: Earth Studies","slug":"art-papers-earth-studies","text":"","date":"2024-06-12","location":"","region":"U.S.A.","continent":"northAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-earth-studies/eeaa0de26f-1718218038/screenshot-2024-06-12-at-1.39.21pm.png","alt":"","width":2248,"height":1552,"ratio":1.4484536082474226},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Michael Jones McKean has published the essay \u003ca href=\"https://www.artpapers.org/earth-studies/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Earth Studies\u003c/a>, as part of his guest-edited issue with Art Papers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.artpapers.org/reworlding\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reworlding\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Michael Jones McKean + Sarah Higgins in Conversation","slug":"michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation","text":"","date":"2024-06-06","location":"","region":"U.S.A.","continent":"northAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/633ee11c55-1719256703/screenshot-2024-06-24-at-2.18.12pm.png","alt":"","width":882,"height":1218,"ratio":0.7241379310344828},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Michael Jones McKean will join Art Papers Executive + Artistic Director Sarah Higgins to discu
259ss McKeanâs guest edited theme: \u003ca href=\"https://www.artpapers.org/reworlding/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reworlding\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://www.artpapers.org/events/michael-jones-mckean-sarah-higgins-in-conversation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Higgins and McKean\u003c/a> will also chat about how his practices as an artist, a researcher, and an educator informed the theme, particularly \u003cem>Twelve Earths\u003c/em>âhis planetary sculpture scaled to Earth itself.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Art Papers: Reworlding","slug":"art-papers-reworlding","text":"","date":"2024-06-05","location":"","region":"U.S.A.","continent":"northAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/art-papers-reworlding/a71a9e37ba-1718216434/art-papers-reworlding-square-06.jpg","alt":"","width":4500,"height":4500,"ratio":1},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.artpapers.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Art Papers\u003c/a> launched its Spring 2024 issue \u003ca href=\"https://www.artpapers.org/reworlding/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reworlding\u003c/a>, guest edited by Michael Jones McKean. Reworlding is a thematic exploration of the planetary with contributions by: Michael Jones McKean, Sophie Strand, Haley Mellin + Timur Si-Qin, Del Harrow, Gean Moreno + Stephanie Wakefield, Stephanie Bailey, and a roundtable with Angela Dufresne + Gordon Hall + Arnold Kemp + Michael Jones McKean + Aki Sasamoto + Nato Thompson + Rodrigo Valenzuela\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Abrigo do Lagar Velho Adornments","slug":"abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments","text":"","date":"2024-05-08","location":"Lapedo Valley","region":"Portugal","continent":"europe","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-adornments/b2fb87af2f-1719510469/necklace.png","alt":"","width":798,"height":1212,"ratio":0.6584158415841584},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>In addition to the skeletal artifacts discovered at Abrigo do Lagar Velho, some ritual adornments made of shells and animal teeth were also discovered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here is a portion of our entry for âadornmentâ from Twelve Earthsâ research portal:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ââ¦an adornmentâa material thingâcan affect the feeling of the wearer, influencing moods and modifying behaviors. In this way, an adornment may take on extradiegetic, talismanic properties wherein a wearer allows themselves to be actively contoured by qualities they believe to be embedded and alive within the adornment. In this way, a simple piece of jewelry, a shell, or new braid can unlock secret psychological dimensions within the wearer, activating dormant chapters of their being.â\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Produced by \u003ca href=\"http://alotofmoving.parts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Lot of Moving Parts\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.alexgoss.net\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Goss\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"process","research":null},{"title":"Vera C. Rubin Mirror Coating","slug":"vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating","text":"","date":"2024-05-06","location":"Cerro Pachón & Tololo","region":"Chile","continent":"southAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-mirror-coating/d20e7fcd0d-1719510276/coating.png","alt":"","width":1060,"height":1394,"ratio":0.7604017216642754},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Congratulations to the \u003ca href=\"http://lsst.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vera C. Rubin Observatory\u003c/a> for passing an enormous milestone this past weekâthe coating of its 52,000 pound, cast glass main reflecting mirror: the M1M3. The mirror you see, spanning over 27 feet across, holds a delicate meniscus of silver. All told, the coating weighs just 64 gramsâa few coins worth of metal jingling in y
259our pocket harnessed to make contact with the outer limits of primordial lightâ¦\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Atlas Obscura Ecliptic Festival","slug":"atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival","text":"","date":"2024-04-09","location":"Hot Springs, Arkansas","region":"U.S.A.","continent":"northAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/atlas-obscura-ecliptic-festival/9d92e826fd-1707150543/atlas-obscura.png","alt":"","width":1178,"height":1178,"ratio":1},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Michael Jones McKean will be speaking at \u003ca href=\"https://ecliptic.atlasobscura.com\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Atlas Obscura's Ecliptic Festival\u003c/a> in Arkansas' Valley of the Vapors, which is not coincidentally within the 'path of totality\" to witness a rare total eclipse. The celebration spans over 4 days and promises to be memorable. For more information and tickets, visit Atlas Obscura's event page.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Vera C. Rubin Visualizations","slug":"vera-c-rubin-visualizations","text":"","date":"2024-04-02","location":"Cerro Pachón & Tololo","region":"Chile","continent":"southAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/vera-c-rubin-visualizations/9f4e5f18ea-1719510107/vcb.png","alt":"","width":1214,"height":896,"ratio":1.3549107142857142},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>In the process of making our new website, \u003ca href=\"http://alotofmoving.parts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Lot of Moving Parts\u003c/a> studio created a series of visualizations using Vera C. Rubin Observatoryâs engineering schematics. Sequenced above is a look inside Rubinâs Telescope Assembly Mount: a structure anchored directly to the Andes mountainsâ bedrock holding the mirrors and camera.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"process","research":null},{"title":"Alternative Art School","slug":"alternative-art-school","text":"","date":"2024-02-07","location":"","region":"U.S.A.","continent":"northAmerica","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/alternative-art-school/1269b34f94-1707150832/taas.png","alt":"","width":1134,"height":1128,"ratio":1.0053191489361701},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Michael Jones McKean will be speaking with Nato Thompson of \u003ca href=\"http://thealternativeartschool.net\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Alternative School\u003c/a> on Instagram Live. The conversation kicks off a 12:00PM ET on The Alternative School's IG handle: \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thealternativeartschool/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@thealternativeschool\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Abrigo do Lagar Velho Illustrations","slug":"abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations","text":"","date":"2024-01-11","location":"Lapedo Valley","region":"Portugal","continent":"europe","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho-illustrations/33571617e2-1719509881/illustration.png","alt":"","width":1046,"height":1314,"ratio":0.7960426179604262},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>At Abrigo do Lagar Velho, Twelve Earthsâ most recent location, weâre opening a channel to commune more intimately with the diverse stories the site holds. The bones and artifacts found at the site act as scientific tools, but also as psychic vehicles wherein time travel is possible; where bones become a body, one vulnerable, curious, loving, and loved. These more subjective details can be lost within the scientific record, but within the machinations of an artwork, there is an invitation to explore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a gesture toward this desire, we commissioned a series of drawings by illustrator Maxfield Schnaufer to help imagine possible moments, realities, and open questions as a poetic, if speculative exerciseâan attempt to touch what perhaps will forever be beyond our grasp.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"process","research":null},{"title":"Publico Article","slug":"publico-article","text":"","date":"2023-12-15","location":"Portugal","region":"Lapedo Valley","continent":"europe","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/publico-article/6c87ebb9cb-1703000423/alv.jpeg","alt":"","width":2048,"height":1365,"ratio":1.5003663003663004},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Portuguese newspaper Publico published \u003ca href=\"https://www.publico.pt/2023/12/15/cie
259ncia/noticia/sitio-onde-encontrada-crianca-lapedo-integra-projecto-global-twelve-earths-2073934\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">an article\u003c/a> highlighting \u003cem>Twelve Earths'\u003c/em> announcement of Abrigo do Lagar Velho and the work that will come to unfold in the Lapedo Valley.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Abrigo do Lagar Velho","slug":"abrigo-do-lagar-velho","text":"","date":"2023-11-14","location":"Lapedo Valley","region":"Portugal","continent":"europe","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/abrigo-do-lagar-velho/26873286ee-1719509792/abrigo-announcement-swipe-05-copy.jpeg","alt":"","width":3323,"height":4149,"ratio":0.8009158833453844},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Abrigo do Lagar Velho\u003cbr />\no / o o / o o o o o o o\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>39°45â²19.41â³N 8°44â²6.92â³W\u003cbr />\nLeiria District\u003cbr />\nLapedo Valley, Portugal\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Twelve Earthsâ second announced location is an active archaeological site and Paleolithic rock shelter visited by humans for over a thousand generations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The discovery of a ceremoniously child buried there 29,000 years ago helped to unlock secrets of who we areâthe question of âhumanityâ at its most profound.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In asking questions of nearly imperceptible contours of bone; tracing forensic clues locked in ancient pollen; probing meanings locked within the delicate carvings of animal teeth; in wondering about our past selves, we unwittingly uncover who we are.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The site preserves this idea, encapsulating it as a message: a reminder stored in bones and pendants and pigment of a deep connection to each other across time, customs, language, and space.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"siteAnnouncement","research":null},{"title":"Jornal de Leiria Article","slug":"jornal-de-leiria-article","text":"","date":"2023-11-14","location":"Lapedo Valley","region":"Portugal","continent":"europe","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/jornal-de-leiria-article/71f581ee4d-1703009201/alv.png","alt":"","width":2838,"height":1596,"ratio":1.7781954887218046},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Portuguese publication Jornal de Leiria has spotlighted \u003cem>Twelve Earths\u003c/em> and its involvement with the Abrigo do Lagar Velho site. Read more \u003ca href=\"https://www.jornaldeleiria.pt/noticia/michael-jones-mckean-apaixonou-se-pela-historia-da-crianca-do-lapedo-e-criou-uma-obra-de-arte-multimedia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"news","research":null},{"title":"Site 02 Announcement","slug":"site-02-announcement","text":"","date":"2023-11-14","location":"Lapedo Valley","region":"Portugal","continent":"europe","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/site-02-announcement/e31c34a376-1695676988/abrigo-announcement-swipe-valley-01.png","alt":"","width":1667,"height":2084,"ratio":0.7999040307101728},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Michael Jones McKean Studio, in deep cooperation with \u003ca href=\"http://www.fathomers.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fathomers\u003c/a> in Los Angeles, excited to announce Abrigo do Lagar Velho as the second site in artist Michael Jones McKeanâs long-form planetary sculpture \u003cem>Twelve Earths\u003c/em>. This rock shelter, visited and occupied by humans for tens of thousands of years in the Lapedo Valley of Portugalâs District of Leiria, contains one of the most significant archaeological findings of the past century: the 29,000-year-old remains of a ceremoniously buried four-year-old child whose discovery helped change our perceptions of what it means to be human.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For full press release information: \u003ca href=\"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/sites/abrigo/965d53de95-1699899924/alv-announcement_pt.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Português\u003c/a> | \u003ca href=\"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/sites/abrigo/f5eb8d83e0-1699899940/alv-announcement_en.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">English\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For additional information, please contact:\u003cbr />\[email protected]\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"siteAnnouncement","research":null},{"title":"Rhythms","slug":"rhythms","text":"","date":"2023-11-08","location":"","regi
259on":"","continent":"","image":{"url":"https://api.twelveearths.com/media/pages/notes/rhythms/b885da6c61-1719509567/rhythms.png","alt":"","width":1174,"height":1466,"ratio":0.800818553888131},"blocks":"\u003cdiv class=\"markdown space-y-4\">\n \u003cp>Our perception of speedâfast, average, and slowâis innately relative and linked to one's body. But it is also linked to established codes and rhythms. For us, there exists an orthodoxy of cadence. Early on in Twelve Earthsâ origin, there was the desire to create non-normative expectations around time, with an attention to how an artwork might develop a new approach to speedâmoving slower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The repercussions of this choice are manifold. At times Twelve Earths seems to disappear, especially on channels such as this one. But there is also the get-it-right conundrum of making things: wanting to put things into the world that feel considered. With this in mind, we have been working feverishly (fast, even!) on the announcement of our second site and the launch of our updated website. This process of attention and iteration has delayed our original launch date, with a new announcement date of November 14th now inching closer.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>\n","category":"process","research":null}],"pagination":{"page":1,"pages":5,"offset":0,"limit":20,"total":100}}}},"title":"Notes","description":"!undefined","theme":"!undefined","subMenu":"!undefined","openGraph":"!undefined","favicon":"!undefined","abortReason":"!undefined","_urlRewrite":null,"_urlRedirect":"!undefined","abortStatusCode":"!undefined","_abortCall":"!undefined","_pageContextInitHasClientData":"!undefined","_pageId":"/pages/notes"}</script>
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