FACULTY OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY | Exhibition
Stora Karlsö's guillemots – a study in climate indicators
Friday 14 February, 16:00 - Friday 28 February, 12:00
Niagara, K3 Open Space (B.0E.22), Nordenskiöldsgatan 1
Created by Graphic Design bachelor students as part of the Interaction and Design course, this exhibition focuses on the guillemots birds on Stora Karlsö as indicator species for climate change. It includes visual, motion, informative, and interactive elements.
Stora Karlsö is host to The Baltic Seabird Project (BSP). The guillemots birds, known as indicator species, provide valuable insights into the health of the Baltic Sea ecosystem. The project involves a live stream that allows the public to report sightings and helps researchers study the birds' behavior.
Organisers
- Elizabeth Ashley Fox-Jensen, Communications and Design, Malmö University
- Daniel Gaffner, Communications and Design, Malmö University
- Palle von Reybekiel, Communications and Design, Malmö University
- World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature
- The Baltic Seabird Project (BSP)
- Jonas Hentati Sundberg, Seabird Specialist, Researcher, and Lecturer, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
- Printing: Magnus Denker
- Digital Monitor Support: Mikael Rundberg
The Baltic Seabird Project
The Baltic Seabird Project (BSP) is based on Stora Karlsö, a small island off the coast of Gotland that hosts the largest colony of guillemots in the Baltic Sea, with approximately 25,000 breeding pairs. These birds, known as indicator species, provide valuable insights into the health of the Baltic Sea ecosystem. The project involves a live stream that allows the public to report sightings and helps researchers study the birds' behavior.
Malmö University Graphic Design students collaborated with WWF to improve the live stream experience. The students created motion graphics, animations, and informative videos to be used as transitional content between live stream footage of the guillemots. The main goal is to increase public engagement and understanding through videos and graphics connected to the live stream. Students collaborated with communication experts, scientists and conservationists from SLU and WWF to create an engaging, informative environmental experience that promotes awareness of the guillemot chicks as climate indicators.
The SLU, BSP and WWF live stream, launching online in the summer of 2025, will include five cameras with automatic switches managed via the OBS video system. Malmo University students animations, pre-recorded informative videos with researchers, overlays, filters, graphics, and sounds will improve the live stream experience.
