We are looking to promote the work of Palaeontologists & students inside the Palaeo Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculptures.
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If you are a Palaeontologist or student who would like to have your work featured in a Palaeo Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculpture Please talk to Ben or Mali or email Mali at malimoir6007@gmail.com
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Genestreaming Augmented Reality Sculptures are a new way to bring palaeontology to life for the public, for schools, and for the scientific community.
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The Palaeo Genestreaming Augmented Reality (AR) Sculpture is designed to showcase palaeontological research. Each Augmented Reality sculpture is composed of 15 petals. In this project each petal will feature three information panels highlighting work on—fossils, field sites, species reconstructions, geological insights, and the deep-time stories behind them.
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Genestreaming sculptures are giant evolutionary trees comprising 15 local species plus humans. With the proven participation of communities across Australia and abroad the Genestreaming Sculptures national program facilitates Science, Conservation and Culture to be shared through one Public Artwork.
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Our objective is to establish a national trail of Genestreaming Sculptures. We have just opened a trail of sculptures in the South West WA, we have a sculpture in the Bunya Mountains and a sculpture at Singapore Gardens by the Bay, Every location features a unique phylogenetic tree which reflects the evolutionary stories of local species.
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Genestreaming Sculptures Team Left to right: Mark Hewson – engineering/structural design, Aunty Carol Pettersen – co-founder/cultural consultant, Ben Beeton co-founder, sculpture design, field naturalist art & project manager, Mali Moir – scientific illustrator/project manager, Gary Muir – shared ancestry research.
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Adopt a Paleontologist
Adopting a Palaeontologist takes place via subscription. By subscribing you secure a dedicated information panel for a palaeontologist or student to present their research within a globally accessible AR sculpture seen by schools, eco-tourists and nature-curious communities across the world.
Subscription to adopt a palaeontologist: AU$27 per month.
If you would like to adopt a paleontologist or student please email Mali at malimoir6007@gmail.com
We envisage that each continent will have their own Palaeo Genestreaming Augmented Reality (AR) Sculpture.
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What the Palaeontologist or Student Receives:
- Your research featured on one dedicated information panel of the Palaeo AR sculpture
- Your information poster displayed for public engagement and learning
- Your name as a contributor listed on the associated webpage with a link to your research
- A place within a growing initiative linking science to the broader community
A Vision for National & International Science Engagement:
We aim to make the Palaeo Genestreaming AR Sculptures accessible to schools, giving students an immersive way to explore the remarkable fossil heritage of each continent.
Through this initiative, viewers can:
- Learn about current palaeontological research
- Explore evolutionary relationships through an interactive digital tree of life
- Engage with cutting-edge science communicated directly by researchers
- Develop observation skills through nature journaling activities linked to paleo themes on the associated webpage
Why Participate:
This project gives Palaeontologists & students the potential to:
- Share their findings with students and the public
- Highlight the importance of fossil research
- Support STEAM engagement nationwide
- Build visibility for ongoing research programs
- Contribute to an inspiring, collaborative science-communication platform
As a bonus you also patrons who adopt a Palaeontologist or student receive access to the online Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit, packed with guided art & nature activities that make nature observation accessible for all ages which includes:
- Nature illustration exercises
- Natural history-themed sketching prompts
- Teen and children’s activities
- Innovative approaches to photography on your phone
- Mind-mapping and storytelling methods for interpreting & recording nature
- Cross-disciplinary approaches that blend ecology, geology, and palaeontology
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Our team is also very interested in working with the palaeontologists to develop new physical Genestreaming Sculptures. If you have any suggestions on locations for Physical Genestreaming Sculptures please contact Ben at benbeeton@live.com.au.
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Project Management Team & Art of Nature School Co-founders
Ben Beeton: My art drops a thread through aspects of the ecology, geology and deep time history of natural systems. My process of creating art is a learning experience and I have an active interest in scientific model making. I designed the Genestreaming Sculptures.
Mali Moir: Mali is an award winning botanical, scientific & natural history artist and teacher. A career over 30 years includes, illustrator at the National Herbarium of Victoria, teacher in association with Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, artist on science expeditions in Australia and PNG, participant on artist in residence programs in Australia and Hawaii, leader on Beckler’s Botanical Bounty, a group project on Art Science History & Country.
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