{"id":236,"date":"2019-03-01T14:48:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T19:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/leonardo2019\/?post_type=cu_event&p=236"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:12:54","slug":"diluvioreception","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/leonardo2019\/event\/diluvioreception\/","title":{"rendered":"Diluvio Presentation and Reception: Drawing Inspiration from Leonardo\u2019s Deluge Drawings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diluvio<\/em> Presentation and Reception by Professor Manuel B\u00e1ez and His Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All are welcome to join us for a public presentation of Diluvio<\/strong><\/em>, a sculptural installation inspired by Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s deluge drawings, and a reception in the MacOdrum Library beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Event Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Introduction: <\/strong>Curious to know what we have in store for you this year? Want to learn more about how you can get involved in CINQUECENTO? At this event, CINQUECENTO Chair Angelo Mingarelli<\/a> will provide an overview of how Carleton University plans to honour and celebrate Leonardo da Vinci in 2019. Prof. Mingarelli will be available during the reception for any questions related to how you can get involved in CINQUECENTO, either as a sponsor<\/a> or as an event participant<\/a> or contributor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presentation:<\/strong> Prof. Manuel B\u00e1ez<\/a> of Carleton’s Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism<\/a> and students from his Crossings Interdisciplinary Workshop<\/strong> will present the underlying ideas behind the installation and how it has drawn inspiration from Leonardo\u2019s deluge drawings and his studies of the dynamics of the flow of water, air, light, shadows and energy. There will be an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reception:<\/strong> Following the presentation, we invite you to browse the impressive works of Prof. B\u00e1ez and his students as you enjoy complimentary light refreshments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope to CU there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDiluvio\u201d<\/strong><\/em> is part of Carleton University\u2019s Cinquecento: Carleton Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci,<\/a> a year-long celebration honouring the renaissance genius on the 500th anniversary of his death in France on May 2, 1519. The installation is inspired by Leonardo\u2019s reflections on the inter-connections within all of Nature as revealed by his studies of the flow of water, air, light, shadows, energy, and his evocative \u201cdeluge drawings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deluge drawing by Leonardo da Vinci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The installation is the recent work by students in the Crossings Interdisciplinary Workshop<\/strong>, offered by Prof. B\u00e1ez in the Fall term of 2018 at the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism<\/a>. By working with aluminum mesh that\u2019s been folded into a very fluidly malleable pattern, students were encouraged to experientially explore and improvise through these dynamic shape-shifting properties and their projected shadows while drawing inspiration from Leonardo\u2019s speculations and studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crossings Interdisciplinary Workshop Diluvio<\/em> student teams:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n