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Equally inspired by electrical circuitry and natural life, Lucenkiw’s work places him at the nexus of what he refers to as bio art and citizen science, cutting through the muck of data like river turbidity with an inventive approach to scientific communication. Call it streampunk. MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Lucenkiw’s Environment Machine Shop runs to July 12.
A trained landscape architect who grew up in Winnipeg’s Southdale neighbourhood, Lucenkiw, 38, first dipped his toes into those waters while completing his master’s in fine arts at the University of Windsor, near the eroding shores of the Detroit River. “During my time there, I did a lot of cycling along the river corridor and couldn’t help but notice how impacted that river system is,” says Lucenkiw, who wears round wire-rimmed glasses and has a brass wrench earring dangling from his right lobe. “It really did make me think about our relationship here to our rivers.
” Lucenkiw got to work on what became his master’s thesis project — a collection of machines illustrating the river’.
