It has been almost 2 months since I returned from my Djerassi residency and my life in NYC couldn’t have been more different from the peaceful month spent on the Santa Cruz mountains. In the sweltering city I have been rushing to finish my next book, starting my new postdoc and meeting new people.
So here a little souvenir from Djerassi: an intricate visual metaphor in which the beautiful California fog (born by the convergence of evaporation and cold winds) becomes a symbol of what happens at the Scientific Delirium Madness – art and science coming together to create the breeding ground for new ideas.
I left the original page at the residency and I’m happy to announce that a limited edition of 10 signed prints will be sold at their fundraising event on October 16. So if you like this and you want to support a great institution get in touch with them!
PS: scattered around the illustration you can also find little nods to my fellow residents. They probably won’t make any sense to anyone who wasn’t there with us but it was my way to honour this time spent together.
Matteo Farinella Blog 
Matteo – I just googled “Djerassi Fog” and this page came up first! Working on the Leonardo essay, looking for a page to cite for my footnote on Keith the fog, cousin to Karl… Hope all is well.
Really? Good to know I’m popularizing this beautiful fog, I’m surprised previous residents haven’t been writing about it more! Looking forward to read your essay.