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Exhibitions Fellowship Publications Events Support General<br />
Public Program<br />
Preparing for Outer Space: Astronaut<br />
Training and Menus for Mars<br />
Janna Kaplan and Heidi Neilson in<br />
conversation<br />
In conjunction with <strong>the</strong> exhibition<br />
Setting Out<br />
organized by Shona Kitchen, Aly Ogasian, and<br />
Jennifer Dalton Vincent<br />
Friday, February 26: 7 pm<br />
00:00 / 69:13<br />
download video (453 MB .mp4)<br />
Janna Kaplan and Heidi Neilson will each present on topics relating to human survival in outer space. Kaplan will draw from her experience as a<br />
Space Research Specialist to discuss <strong>the</strong> tasks and challenges of preparing astronauts for spaceflight, while Neilson will present her Menu for Mars<br />
Supper Club project, which envisions <strong>the</strong> future of cuisine on Mars.<br />
Setting Out explores how <strong>the</strong> nature of expeditions has evolved into <strong>the</strong> modern day. Incorporating <strong>the</strong> work of archaeologists, engineers, scientists,<br />
and artists exploring a variety of realms both geographical and beyond, <strong>the</strong> exhibition demonstrates that all <strong>the</strong>se expeditions share <strong>the</strong> same eager<br />
hunger to uncover <strong>the</strong> unknown.<br />
Janna Kaplan, M.S., is Lecturer in Psychology and Senior Research Associate at Brandeis University’s Graybiel Lab, specializing in Neuropsychology and Space<br />
Research. At Brandeis since 1983, she studies human adaptation to various conditions of space flight, such as zeroG, highG, artificial gravity environments, spatial<br />
orientation, and space motion sickness. Within <strong>the</strong> Graybiel Lab, Kaplan has developed a program initiating commercial and private payload and research of astronaut<br />
training, of which she is now Program Lead and Senior Scientist. The training protocol focuses on sensorimotor human factors of flight, such as space motion sickness,<br />
spatial disorientation, spatial illusions, and movement errors in changing gravitoinertial force environments. Kaplan serves on Faculty Advisory Councils of <strong>the</strong> Brandeis<br />
Genesis Institute for Russian Jewry, and of <strong>the</strong> HadassahBrandeis Institute for <strong>the</strong> Study of Jewish Women. She frequently lectures on <strong>the</strong> science of space exploration. Of<br />
special interest to her is <strong>the</strong> role of STEM curriculum (science, technology, engineering, math) in <strong>the</strong> empowerment and intellectual development of adolescent girls.<br />
Heidi Neilson is an artist addressing topics such as wea<strong>the</strong>r, fake snow, and <strong>the</strong> cultural landscape of outer space. Her work is often collaborative and publishingbased.<br />
She is a member of <strong>the</strong> ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative, cofounded SP Wea<strong>the</strong>r Station, and her work is included in over 60 museum and university collections. Born in<br />
Oregon, Heidi received a BA in biology from Reed College and an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute, and lives and works in New York.<br />
Please join us for this free and open to <strong>the</strong> public apexart event.<br />
apexart's exhibitions and and public programs are supported in part by <strong>the</strong> Affirmation Arts Fund, <strong>the</strong> Andy Warhol Foundation for <strong>the</strong> Visual Arts, Bloomberg Philanthropies,<br />
Edith C. Blum Foundation, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, and with public funds from <strong>the</strong><br />
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and <strong>the</strong> New York State Council on <strong>the</strong> Arts.<br />
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