Curious Vault Collaborations 002 at Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science

Photography by Alejandro Chavarria on July 16th, 2015 in Lifestyle

Nathaniel Sandler, Daniel Espinal, Robert Chambers, & Kevin Arrow

Miami, FL – July 14, 2015 – Over 370 of Miami’s science and art enthusiasts attended “Curious Vault Collaborations 002” hosted by the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. The special evening explored the past, present and future of flight with the debut of the museum’s latest Curious Vault Collaboration, Insight Flight, by sculptor Robert Chambers and Dr. GeCheng Zha, University of Miami professor and director of the Aerodynamics and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Lab. The Curious Vault Collaborations project partners a local artist and scientist together to create a tabletop display using at least one item from the museum’s collection. Guests enjoyed free books from Spaceleggers, courtesy of Bookleggers, a community mobile library offering free books to the public with a special selection of science and science fiction books; a performance in the museum’s historic Planetarium by DJ Le Spam of City of Progress Studio and Lance Vertok, under dome projections by Science Art Cinema, which mixes 20th century science and science-fiction films with performances and multimedia performances; and an exclusive auction of Miami Cityscapes created by ten local artists including Edouard Duval Carrié, Agustina Woodgate, Cesar Santos, Emmett Moore, Felice Grodin, Jenny Brillhart, Leyden Rodriguez- Casanova, Maritza Molina, Monica Lopez de Victoria and Pablo Cano. Throughout the night, attendees enjoyed burgers courtesy of Shake Shack and Gramps served cocktails by Tito’s Vodka and Afrohead Premium Aged Dark Rum. The evening included a moderated discussion on the merging of art and science, along with an inside look at the project making of Insight Flight, featuring Bookleggers founder and writer Nathaniel Sandler; Kevin Arrow, art & collection manager for the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science; sculptor Robert Chambers; and Daniel Espinal, who represented Dr. Zha. The New Tropic was Curious Vault 002’s official media sponsor.