Professor Thomas Kiørboe (Dr. Scient), of DTU (Technical University of Denmark), enjoyed a residency in ‘The Philosopher’ during the Spring of 2025 and here he worked on the research article ‘Diatoms–copepods: An evolutionary arms race’ now published and available at https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.70355.Professor Kiørboe is the author of about 270 peer reviewed journal articles and 2 booksContinue reading “Featured Guest: Prof. Thomas Kiørboe”
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Featured Guest: Owen Gray, visual artist
My paintings are a slow journey into the what’s known yet unclear in our inner worlds. Just like a dream, all the elements can never fully be realized, yet with time, new discoveries are illuminated.
Owen Gray
Featured guest: Jerilyn Jurinek, visual artist
“A village is a work of survival, of crumbling and repaired corridors, curling up hills for protection, for worship, community, for beauty and time to remember its story. Places built for protection are beautiful. Beauty is a kind of camouflage.” Jerilyn Jurinek What, René, did I get out of staying in Wassard Elea’s apartment inContinue reading “Featured guest: Jerilyn Jurinek, visual artist”
Featured guest: Prof. Mads Nygaard Folkmann, scholar
Featured Wassard Elea guest: Prof. Mads Nygaard Folkmann is Professor of Design Studies at the University of Southern Denmark.
Jaana Lönnroos art exhibition
Visual artist Jaana Lönnroos was in residence at Wassard Elea for about two months during September-November 2022. During this residency she finished a series of works which are featured in an exhibition entitled ‘Dettagli Divini’ in Kotka, Finland, that is opening this Saturday, December 3rd.
Featured guest: Anna Jacobina Jacobsen, illustrator
We were delighted to host Anna Jacobina Jacobsen from Denmark for the month of September, 2022. She came to Ascea to work on ideas for a new picture book.
Featured guest: Megan Wynne, author
Megan Wynne is the author of The House on Hawthorn Road. Recently we were delighted to host her as she worked on her second novel.