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[Applause] my name is Aaron delehanty and I am an
my name is Aaron delehanty and I am an
my name is Aaron delehanty and I am an artist I build time machines devices
artist I build time machines devices
artist I build time machines devices that take you away from the here and now
that take you away from the here and now
that take you away from the here and now and show you places that you couldn’t
and show you places that you couldn’t
and show you places that you couldn’t see otherwise they’re meant to inform to
see otherwise they’re meant to inform to
see otherwise they’re meant to inform to teach and inspire it anybody who enters
teach and inspire it anybody who enters
teach and inspire it anybody who enters my time machines does come out a more
my time machines does come out a more
my time machines does come out a more informed or inspired person my dad my
informed or inspired person my dad my
informed or inspired person my dad my time machines are dioramas devices that
time machines are dioramas devices that
time machines are dioramas devices that will recreate a specific space in time
will recreate a specific space in time
will recreate a specific space in time in nature in human history
in nature in human history
in nature in human history they are meant to teach you about your
they are meant to teach you about your
they are meant to teach you about your own history and your own place within
own history and your own place within
own history and your own place within the realm of nature it’s a special way
the realm of nature it’s a special way
the realm of nature it’s a special way of learning time and there really is
of learning time and there really is
of learning time and there really is nothing else like it now my art has
nothing else like it now my art has
nothing else like it now my art has always been this sort of exploration of
always been this sort of exploration of
always been this sort of exploration of the natural world and mankind I’ve
the natural world and mankind I’ve
the natural world and mankind I’ve always made work that’s kind of explored
always made work that’s kind of explored
always made work that’s kind of explored that problem somewhere along the line it
that problem somewhere along the line it
that problem somewhere along the line it led me to making these works of art
led me to making these works of art
led me to making these works of art dioramas that showcase things like that
dioramas that showcase things like that
dioramas that showcase things like that lifestyle of a lost people or the
lifestyle of a lost people or the
lifestyle of a lost people or the behavior of a curious animal or a
behavior of a curious animal or a
behavior of a curious animal or a snapshot of a fleeting ecosystem
snapshot of a fleeting ecosystem
snapshot of a fleeting ecosystem remember that one snapshot of cleaning
remember that one snapshot of cleaning
remember that one snapshot of cleaning ecosystem because we’ll come back to
ecosystem because we’ll come back to
ecosystem because we’ll come back to I’ve been fortunate to work as a museum
I’ve been fortunate to work as a museum
I’ve been fortunate to work as a museum artist at the Field Museum in Chicago
artist at the Field Museum in Chicago
artist at the Field Museum in Chicago and now at the Rochester Museum and
and now at the Rochester Museum and
and now at the Rochester Museum and Science Center
Science Center
Science Center it has Monday that we’ve been the best
it has Monday that we’ve been the best
it has Monday that we’ve been the best education of my life I’ve been able to
education of my life I’ve been able to
education of my life I’ve been able to work on my craft as an artist that work
work on my craft as an artist that work
work on my craft as an artist that work with scientists to make objects that
with scientists to make objects that
with scientists to make objects that communicate big ideas to the public it’s
communicate big ideas to the public it’s
communicate big ideas to the public it’s brought me into a much more deeper
brought me into a much more deeper
brought me into a much more deeper relationship with nature in a much
relationship with nature in a much
relationship with nature in a much deeper relationship with history but
deeper relationship with history but
deeper relationship with history but being a museum artist it’s rather
being a museum artist it’s rather
being a museum artist it’s rather difficult work and it’s pretty neat when
difficult work and it’s pretty neat when
difficult work and it’s pretty neat when I tell people what I do the typical
I tell people what I do the typical
I tell people what I do the typical response is something
response is something
response is something lines of how you build popsicle stick
lines of how you build popsicle stick
lines of how you build popsicle stick villages and I said I mean yeah I kind
villages and I said I mean yeah I kind
villages and I said I mean yeah I kind of do that is what I do but I have to be
of do that is what I do but I have to be
of do that is what I do but I have to be very thoughtful very specific about how
very thoughtful very specific about how
very thoughtful very specific about how I build a diorama but it’s how their
I build a diorama but it’s how their
I build a diorama but it’s how their build is tied directly to how it
build is tied directly to how it
build is tied directly to how it communicates so let me show you an
communicates so let me show you an
communicates so let me show you an example let’s get into the time machine
example let’s get into the time machine
example let’s get into the time machine we’re gonna go back 7,000 years to a
we’re gonna go back 7,000 years to a
we’re gonna go back 7,000 years to a flood plain near Shanghai and visit this
flood plain near Shanghai and visit this
flood plain near Shanghai and visit this culture the community now they were a
culture the community now they were a
culture the community now they were a nomadic culture they had to move every
nomadic culture they had to move every
nomadic culture they had to move every time that the floodwaters came there
time that the floodwaters came there
time that the floodwaters came there until somebody came up with this form of
until somebody came up with this form of
until somebody came up with this form of architecture of these homes on stilts
architecture of these homes on stilts
architecture of these homes on stilts and this allowed them the munu to stay
and this allowed them the munu to stay
and this allowed them the munu to stay put and this new cemetery life brought
put and this new cemetery life brought
put and this new cemetery life brought out its herd of all kinds of innovations
out its herd of all kinds of innovations
out its herd of all kinds of innovations for him we looked at their hard work we
for him we looked at their hard work we
for him we looked at their hard work we recreated the scenes that they left
recreated the scenes that they left
recreated the scenes that they left behind but you know the more I study
behind but you know the more I study
behind but you know the more I study these people and I really try to immerse
these people and I really try to immerse
these people and I really try to immerse myself in the research and the culture
myself in the research and the culture
myself in the research and the culture as much of it as much as I could I
as much of it as much as I could I
as much of it as much as I could I started to see and started looking very
started to see and started looking very
started to see and started looking very clear to me how central water was to
clear to me how central water was to
clear to me how central water was to their identity and I found it something
their identity and I found it something
their identity and I found it something that I should really try to convey so
that I should really try to convey so
that I should really try to convey so how do you do something like that
how do you do something like that
how do you do something like that I put puddles randomly throughout the
I put puddles randomly throughout the
I put puddles randomly throughout the village and put people interacting with
village and put people interacting with
village and put people interacting with the public there’s a river with a
the public there’s a river with a
the public there’s a river with a waterfall marshes and if you look up
waterfall marshes and if you look up
waterfall marshes and if you look up there’s fog in the air and there’s even
there’s fog in the air and there’s even
there’s fog in the air and there’s even an oncoming storm so all of these
an oncoming storm so all of these
an oncoming storm so all of these details collectively hit your
details collectively hit your
details collectively hit your subconscious and they convey a real
subconscious and they convey a real
subconscious and they convey a real complex notion something very complex
complex notion something very complex
complex notion something very complex about somebody’s identity and it’s done
about somebody’s identity and it’s done
about somebody’s identity and it’s done without words to recreate their
without words to recreate their
without words to recreate their floorboards I use popsicle sticks so I
floorboards I use popsicle sticks so I
floorboards I use popsicle sticks so I have meters of them but I said hours
have meters of them but I said hours
have meters of them but I said hours working with those popsicle sticks I
working with those popsicle sticks I
working with those popsicle sticks I dispensed
dispensed
dispensed hammers and scrape them with wire
hammers and scrape them with wire
hammers and scrape them with wire brushes I put layers and coffee stains
brushes I put layers and coffee stains
brushes I put layers and coffee stains on them I haven’t put little specks of
on them I haven’t put little specks of
on them I haven’t put little specks of red on them to simulate bloodstains
red on them to simulate bloodstains
red on them to simulate bloodstains because the people didn’t have quality
because the people didn’t have quality
because the people didn’t have quality Footwear their lives are really hard so
Footwear their lives are really hard so
Footwear their lives are really hard so I wanted these floorboards to tell a
I wanted these floorboards to tell a
I wanted these floorboards to tell a very complex story like them as if these
very complex story like them as if these
very complex story like them as if these floorboards were worn down by
floorboards were worn down by
floorboards were worn down by generations of people would have suited
generations of people would have suited
generations of people would have suited this village and their culture was
this village and their culture was
this village and their culture was something that was built by generations
something that was built by generations
something that was built by generations of people so all these details they’re
of people so all these details they’re
of people so all these details they’re all very unfortunate and to know them we
all very unfortunate and to know them we
all very unfortunate and to know them we have to learn about our past so science
have to learn about our past so science
have to learn about our past so science plays a big role here I work very
plays a big role here I work very
plays a big role here I work very closely with scientists scientists and
closely with scientists scientists and
closely with scientists scientists and art does have a long history of working
art does have a long history of working
art does have a long history of working together and they might actually seem
together and they might actually seem
together and they might actually seem like opposites but in fact science and
like opposites but in fact science and
like opposites but in fact science and art are in harmony
art are in harmony
art are in harmony every time that science pushes the
every time that science pushes the
every time that science pushes the boundary of what we know they have to
boundary of what we know they have to
boundary of what we know they have to work with an artist or a creative person
work with an artist or a creative person
work with an artist or a creative person for the health setting at home to bring
for the health setting at home to bring
for the health setting at home to bring those new ideas to the imagination of
those new ideas to the imagination of
those new ideas to the imagination of the public so when I start a new diorama
the public so when I start a new diorama
the public so when I start a new diorama it always begins with research I consult
it always begins with research I consult
it always begins with research I consult with botanist enologist anthropologists
with botanist enologist anthropologists
with botanist enologist anthropologists and archaeologists and because of that
and archaeologists and because of that
and archaeologists and because of that we hit play so because of that we’re
we hit play so because of that we’re
we hit play so because of that we’re able to tell very complex stories so
able to tell very complex stories so
able to tell very complex stories so let’s go back 5,000 years to a longshan
let’s go back 5,000 years to a longshan
let’s go back 5,000 years to a longshan civilization in China I worked with
civilization in China I worked with
civilization in China I worked with archaeologists and through my art work I
archaeologists and through my art work I
archaeologists and through my art work I was able to accomplish to convey really
was able to accomplish to convey really
was able to accomplish to convey really complex stories of this past to through
complex stories of this past to through
complex stories of this past to through my heart and translate it so whether
my heart and translate it so whether
my heart and translate it so whether it’s the architecture of a lost home or
it’s the architecture of a lost home or
it’s the architecture of a lost home or if it’s urban plan that’s been buried
if it’s urban plan that’s been buried
if it’s urban plan that’s been buried for thousands of years that all begins
for thousands of years that all begins
for thousands of years that all begins with scientists pushing the boundary of
with scientists pushing the boundary of
with scientists pushing the boundary of what we know and collaborating with an
what we know and collaborating with an
what we know and collaborating with an artist to help them so let’s talk a
artist to help them so let’s talk a
artist to help them so let’s talk a little bit more about this boundary for
little bit more about this boundary for
little bit more about this boundary for that we could stay right here in
that we could stay right here in
that we could stay right here in Rochester but go back to 1885 and meet
Rochester but go back to 1885 and meet
Rochester but go back to 1885 and meet with this man Carl Akeley this is him
with this man Carl Akeley this is him
with this man Carl Akeley this is him not long after he
not long after he
not long after he one a life and Ted battle with a leopard
one a life and Ted battle with a leopard
one a life and Ted battle with a leopard so he been mentioned a type of diorama
so he been mentioned a type of diorama
so he been mentioned a type of diorama called the habitat diorama and the
called the habitat diorama and the
called the habitat diorama and the intention of that he worked with his
intention of that he worked with his
intention of that he worked with his wife to mechanically so the intention of
wife to mechanically so the intention of
wife to mechanically so the intention of a habitat diorama is to build a
a habitat diorama is to build a
a habitat diorama is to build a replication of this very specific
replication of this very specific
replication of this very specific ecosystem and to do it with such
ecosystem and to do it with such
ecosystem and to do it with such precision that they become exact
precision that they become exact
precision that they become exact replicas and time capsules for that
replicas and time capsules for that
replicas and time capsules for that environment this is very important as it
environment this is very important as it
environment this is very important as it inspires us about nature inspires us to
inspires us about nature inspires us to
inspires us about nature inspires us to learn more about science our own history
learn more about science our own history
learn more about science our own history and where our change our landscape has
and where our change our landscape has
and where our change our landscape has changed and that brings me to the point
changed and that brings me to the point
changed and that brings me to the point of another very important part of a
of another very important part of a
of another very important part of a habitat diorama is the fact that you can
habitat diorama is the fact that you can
habitat diorama is the fact that you can go back to these sites that these
go back to these sites that these
go back to these sites that these dioramas were originally based on and
dioramas were originally based on and
dioramas were originally based on and compare them to see how they’ve changed
compare them to see how they’ve changed
compare them to see how they’ve changed to today so this is Steven Quin of the
to today so this is Steven Quin of the
to today so this is Steven Quin of the American Museum of Natural History in
American Museum of Natural History in
American Museum of Natural History in New York he led an expedition to the
New York he led an expedition to the
New York he led an expedition to the site of the Carl hinckley mountain
site of the Carl hinckley mountain
site of the Carl hinckley mountain gorilla diorama and was able to compare
gorilla diorama and was able to compare
gorilla diorama and was able to compare the backdrops and by doing that you can
the backdrops and by doing that you can
the backdrops and by doing that you can see right away the effect of human
see right away the effect of human
see right away the effect of human encroachment on this landscape his head
encroachment on this landscape his head
encroachment on this landscape his head radio towers have sprung up much the
radio towers have sprung up much the
radio towers have sprung up much the lensman clear-cut for farming if you
lensman clear-cut for farming if you
lensman clear-cut for farming if you look closely there’s even a refugee camp
look closely there’s even a refugee camp
look closely there’s even a refugee camp in the battle and this is my habitat
in the battle and this is my habitat
in the battle and this is my habitat dioramas have become important tools
dioramas have become important tools
dioramas have become important tools within the conservation
within the conservation
within the conservation like I said they teach us about where we
like I said they teach us about where we
like I said they teach us about where we are where we’re going and where we’ve
are where we’re going and where we’ve
are where we’re going and where we’ve been so we should be making more of
been so we should be making more of
been so we should be making more of these dioramas right so we should be
these dioramas right so we should be
these dioramas right so we should be making more of these dioramas right good
making more of these dioramas right good
making more of these dioramas right good answer
answer
answer we are let’s go to Chicago 2015 I was
we are let’s go to Chicago 2015 I was
we are let’s go to Chicago 2015 I was lucky enough to be on a team very
lucky enough to be on a team very
lucky enough to be on a team very honored to be on a team to work on it to
honored to be on a team to work on it to
honored to be on a team to work on it to complete and not finish car late we have
complete and not finish car late we have
complete and not finish car late we have diorama and this one was on striped
diorama and this one was on striped
diorama and this one was on striped hyenas so these scrappy little animals
hyenas so these scrappy little animals
hyenas so these scrappy little animals needed a new home and to do that we
needed a new home and to do that we
needed a new home and to do that we crowdfunded from over 1,500 people from
crowdfunded from over 1,500 people from
crowdfunded from over 1,500 people from over 36 different countries and they all
over 36 different countries and they all
over 36 different countries and they all contributed to the building of this
contributed to the building of this
contributed to the building of this diorama they saw something important and
diorama they saw something important and
diorama they saw something important and so we don’t want to let all these people
so we don’t want to let all these people
so we don’t want to let all these people down our team we scrutinize every single
down our team we scrutinize every single
down our team we scrutinize every single leaf every single stone that went into
leaf every single stone that went into
leaf every single stone that went into it we mimicked a season that the animals
it we mimicked a season that the animals
it we mimicked a season that the animals were collected I even had to remake the
were collected I even had to remake the
were collected I even had to remake the little ball of poo that the dung beetle
little ball of poo that the dung beetle
little ball of poo that the dung beetle was pushing around a scientist said my
was pushing around a scientist said my
was pushing around a scientist said my first ball was a Viper’s enough for the
first ball was a Viper’s enough for the
first ball was a Viper’s enough for the environment so even we worked with an
environment so even we worked with an
environment so even we worked with an astronomer we want to get the star
astronomer we want to get the star
astronomer we want to get the star pattern right for this type of juice so
pattern right for this type of juice so
pattern right for this type of juice so when karlie he was there on August 6th
when karlie he was there on August 6th
when karlie he was there on August 6th 1896 at 5:30 in the morning if you’re
1896 at 5:30 in the morning if you’re
1896 at 5:30 in the morning if you’re looking northeast this is the star
looking northeast this is the star
looking northeast this is the star pattern that you would have seen even
pattern that you would have seen even
pattern that you would have seen even the moon is in the correct phase so
the moon is in the correct phase so
the moon is in the correct phase so dioramas like this one and this is what
dioramas like this one and this is what
dioramas like this one and this is what we ended up with that way I feel like we
we ended up with that way I feel like we
we ended up with that way I feel like we did what we’re very respectful for their
did what we’re very respectful for their
did what we’re very respectful for their habitat and I think we’d go a long way
habitat and I think we’d go a long way
habitat and I think we’d go a long way to showing how these animals survived
to showing how these animals survived
to showing how these animals survived such a dangerous environment but
such a dangerous environment but
such a dangerous environment but dioramas like this one
dioramas like this one
dioramas like this one they’re thought of as a general sense as
they’re thought of as a general sense as
they’re thought of as a general sense as being maybe a bit date in the roll
being maybe a bit date in the roll
being maybe a bit date in the roll fashion and I’ve thought it too and
fashion and I’ve thought it too and
fashion and I’ve thought it too and that’s ok but and they’re kind of other
that’s ok but and they’re kind of other
that’s ok but and they’re kind of other conflict a little bit with technology
conflict a little bit with technology
conflict a little bit with technology because we have video is right there on
because we have video is right there on
because we have video is right there on your phone there’s interactive to nearby
your phone there’s interactive to nearby
your phone there’s interactive to nearby so why would you want to spread brain
so why would you want to spread brain
so why would you want to spread brain power and your time and uncovering the
power and your time and uncovering the
power and your time and uncovering the secrets of a diorama like this but
secrets of a diorama like this but
secrets of a diorama like this but technology is very important for museums
technology is very important for museums
technology is very important for museums and enhances learning that we shouldn’t
and enhances learning that we shouldn’t
and enhances learning that we shouldn’t dismiss all this new form of
dismiss all this new form of
dismiss all this new form of communicating but we should this mrs.
communicating but we should this mrs.
communicating but we should this mrs. old form of communicating here does
old form of communicating here does
old form of communicating here does these habitat dioramas and dioramas have
these habitat dioramas and dioramas have
these habitat dioramas and dioramas have a lot to tell us and I convinced that
a lot to tell us and I convinced that
a lot to tell us and I convinced that this is the reason why so many people
this is the reason why so many people
this is the reason why so many people love that especially when they’re a kid
love that especially when they’re a kid
love that especially when they’re a kid and you stand in front of it and you’re
and you stand in front of it and you’re
and you stand in front of it and you’re teleporting this other place it really
teleporting this other place it really
teleporting this other place it really sparks your imagination maybe you guys
sparks your imagination maybe you guys
sparks your imagination maybe you guys are some of these kids and maybe you’ve
are some of these kids and maybe you’ve
are some of these kids and maybe you’ve grown up to be adults who have a great
grown up to be adults who have a great
grown up to be adults who have a great respect of your own history maybe you
respect of your own history maybe you
respect of your own history maybe you have a great respect of the natural
have a great respect of the natural
have a great respect of the natural world because of it I encourage you the
world because of it I encourage you the
world because of it I encourage you the next time you’re somewhere and you
next time you’re somewhere and you
next time you’re somewhere and you encounter a diorama somewhere I want you
encounter a diorama somewhere I want you
encounter a diorama somewhere I want you to stop just take a deep breath allow
to stop just take a deep breath allow
to stop just take a deep breath allow the world around you to just melt away
the world around you to just melt away
the world around you to just melt away and disappear taking adventure inside
and disappear taking adventure inside
and disappear taking adventure inside that time machine and lose yourself in
that time machine and lose yourself in
that time machine and lose yourself in thank you
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