Map stitch of oil spill in PacayaSamiria National Park, Peruvian
Amazon region, 2014
Aerial view of the PacayaSamiria national reserve,
Peruvian Amazon, 2014
How can we use technology for environmental protection?
What is the connection between flying drones and human rights protection?
What are the opportunities and challenges with remote-control airplanes?
TUSHEVS AERIALS
Monday, April 6th , 12:00-1:15 pm
Kroon, Classroom G01
Come to explore these questions and more with Tushevs Aerials - artists and activists Nina
and Georgi Tushev - a duo who design, build, and fly their own remote-control
aircraft, with an expertise in flying First-person View (FPV), whereby a small CCTV camera
installed on the airplane transmits live video feed into virtual reality goggles the pilot is
wearing.
Nina and Georgi have been researching and developing concepts and practicing the craft
since the mid-2000's. Initially the drones were primarily used for artistic purposes. Recently
Tushevs Aerials expanded their practice to apply the use of this new technology to
human rights and environmental protection. Since the summer of 2014 Tushevs
Aerials train indigenous peoples and the communities in the Peruvian rainforest to use the
technology to monitor their forests and territories. These remain under pressure from a
variety of factors, such as illegal logging and mining, drug trafficking, and oil exploration and
exploitation, disrupting local peoples’ lives and contributing to climate change.
The art and environmental work of Tushevs Aerials has been featured on BBC World,
Motherboard/Vice, Aperture, and Make Magazine. It has also been shown at Fitzroy Gallery,
Queens Museum's Queens International 2013 and Ventana244 Gallery in Williamsburg.
Georgi Tushev is also a fine artist whose art has been shown in acclaimed art galleries around
the world. Nina Tushev is intrigued by the potential of drones for environmental protection
and restoration since she also works as a Programme Officer with the UN-REDD Programmethe United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and
forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries.
This event is organized by Industrial Environmental Management& Energy SIG
(IEME) at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.