Author Archives: Emily Dustman

Thoughts on Existentialism w. Oliver de Sagazan, Artist of Issue #1

Previous Artist of Issue #1 Olivier de Sagazan is most recognized for his performance art utilizing clay and paint. Since 1999, he has actively been performing his Transfiguration series which involves building clay and paint onto his face and body and then destroying it. Existentialists and intellects alike do not have to dig too deep […]

Sticker Design Contest

DESIGN AN OFFICIAL STICKER FOR E-SQUARED! E-Squared wants to feature artists on our website and with magazine releases! ABOUT E-Squared is an international art + science print magazine featuring innovative projects from around the world. STICKER THEME For ideas and inspiration, draw from what you envision art + science | innovation to be. If your sticker is […]

Insights into Curing SARS w. Mara Haseltine

Cover Image: SARS Inhibited. Mara G. Haseltine. 2016. In light of the pandemic, I thought it was time to glance back to Issue #1 at featured artist Mara G. Haseltine. In 2006, Haseltine created SARS Inhibited, a life-size sculpture depicting the active cleft of the SARS Virus with protease inhibitor.   For those of you not spinning in science circles, let’s go over some […]

Are you in Venice eating pizza?

While I wish I could say I was in Venice, mindlessly floating down the Grand Canal in a gondola, noshing on some pizza…I am not. I have received numerous inquiries regarding the magazine so here’s the deal: LONG STORY SHORT I have not run away. Issue #5 is STILL happening. Issue #5 will be released Spring 2020.  LONG STORY Supporting […]

Pushing Boundaries with Kit Webster

Previous Artist of Issue #1 Kit Webster is known around the world for pushing the boundaries of art and technology through his innovative audio-visual installations. His procedure is multi-faceted, incorporating mathematical formulas, computer programming, and unique installation design to generate various digital projections transected by sound. Webster encourages the fusion of vision and sound stating […]

This August: Biohack the Planet

Biohack the Planet (BioHTP) will take place at the tail end of August—it is not to be missed!   BioHTP is a conference for people who are hacking science and biotechnology. Even “I” will be there so you will get the chance to meet me alongside so many important movers and shakers from around the world!    […]

E-Squared Receives Award

Our printer, Raven Printing, submitted Issue #4 of E-Squared to Division I (Magazines, Periodicals, & Publications) and we are overjoyed to hear that we were awarded the Division I Silver Award / “Best of Category” by the Printing & Imaging Association of MidAmerica. Honestly, it is little moments like these that keep that light—that sometimes gets really dim—glowing, as a single business […]

Making the Impossible Possible w. Dr. Edward Ackad

Venture down the stairs to the basement of Science East and you might bump into Dr. Edward Ackad, associate professor in the Department of Physics at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE). Outside of teaching quantum mechanics, Ackad researches computational nanophotonics and biophysics. What is that, you might wonder? A quick search online will not turn up […]

Mara G. Haseltine Launches “The Rococo Cocco Reef”

To kick off Ocean Week 2019, Environmental Artist Mara G. Haseltine will be launching her newest breakthrough in innovative eco-friendly Reef Design, The Rococo Cocco Reef. The Rococo Cocco Reef is multi-dimensional, a living artwork, educational tool, eco-touristic dive site, habitat for fish and coral to thrive, a reef break, and carbon sink that attenuates […]

Biodesign Challenge Summit 2019

On June 20 and 21, Parsons School of Design and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) will host the Biodesign Challenge Summit—an event that brings together finalist teams with leading voices in art, design, and biology. This year’s Summit will feature 36 finalist teams from 9 countries that will come together to present projects and compete for prizes […]