Photographer and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter will share an overview of her ongoing visual storytelling projects focused on kelp forests and abalone conservation. Her work explores how direct observation and creative intuition can be of service to the worlds of science, communication and conservation.
Kelp Kulture is a monthly interdisciplinary speaker series. The team consists of researchers from the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB), Law, and Art departments at UCLA. The intention is to build interdisciplinary conversation around the invaluable kelp forest ecosystem and its intricate links to various cultures, professions, and academia. Each quarter Kelp Kulture hosts talks with speakers from different backgrounds seeking to contextualize our involvement with this habitat and its abundant resources.