In England, the LUNZ Hub Creative Collaborative Placement artist Daksha Patel has begun her process of research with Rothamsted Research, working with an enquiry into agrosystems transition. Daksha has been liaising with Rothamsted to refine the direction of the enquiry and is underway with her research.
Read on for more about Daksha Patel, and the placement focus.
Daksha Patel
“It has been fascinating to learn about the world’s most instrumented farm platform, and the rich variety of data that is being collected at Rothamsted Research“
Daksha Patel is a multi-disciplinary artist who works across a wide range of media, materials and technologies. Her inter-disciplinary practice has engaged with Biophysics, Biomedicine, Applied Mathematics, Environmental Modelling & Justice, Linguistics and Neuroscience. Daksha works regularly with science institutions, including work with Imperial College, London (2024); The Biophysical Science Institute, Durham (2024), University of Exeter (2023) and King’s College, London (2022). Her ongoing interest in processes of mapping, measurement and visualisation has led her to explore technologies such as Lidar scanning, photogrammetry, GIS (geographical information systems), bio-sensors and creative coding. Daksha particularly enjoys being immersed in long-term residencies, where her process can typically involve delivering trans-disciplinary workshops, presenting at conferences, writing papers, as well as creating artworks that engage with the materials, methods and research of the host institution.
Find out more through Daksha’s member profile on the PLACE Collective here. And Daksha’s website can be found here.
England Focus: Supporting agroecosystem transitions in the context of a changing world
An overview from Professor Adrian Collins, Science Director at Rothamsted Research
Agroecosystems are facing a multitude of abiotic (climate) and biotic stresses, either singular, or compound. Land use and management transitions to deliver policy priorities – including resilient production, clean water and air, as well as restoring and protecting biodiversity – need to be supported by robust data and evidence, as well as knowledge curation, taking account of co-benefits and trade-offs.
Against this context, Rothamsted Research has been investigating the key challenges facing farmers and land managers for over 180 years, making use of world leading, strategic and long-term platforms, facilities and industry partnerships and networks. Examples include the world’s most instrumented farm platform and supporting research infrastructure at the Rothamsted North Wyke campus in Devon, southwest UK.
Daksha has been linking up with a number of scientists working on various aspects of Rothamsted’s farming system science for both livestock and arable enterprises. She has also spent time at Rothamsted’s North Wyke campus near Okehampton in Devon, UK, which houses National Bioscience Research Infrastructure.
Daksha will also be meeting farmers and conducting her own research to bring together mutliple strands of information – data, observations, conversations and imaginations.
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