On Mapping and Mixing

Newton Harrison is an American artist and environmental systems theorist born in 1932. Working across installation, land art, and collaborative practice, he addresses ecological restoration and climate adaptation through large-scale interventions that integrate scientific research with artistic production. His projects often involve mapping watersheds, designing tidal pools, and proposing futures for threatened ecosystems. Harrison's practice emerged from postwar conceptual art and expanded into speculative environmental design, treating artistic and ecological problem-solving as inseparable.