ART ORIENTÉ OBJET, bluring the constraints of what it is to be human and our relationship with animals
When coming across the work of Art orienté objet (the artistic duo comprised of Marion Laval-Jeantet and Benoit Mangin) for the first time, one…
CHARLOTTE JARVIS, combining synthetic biology, biotech with concepts of language and communication
In this new era of digital data explosion, the availability to manage and store huge amounts of information has become a vital issue. This…
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LOUISE MACKENZIE, evolution and the genetic code blended with post-humanism
Louise Mackenzie, a contemporary artist based in the UK, addresses her work as a search for the human essence in the material and the…
ALBERTO T. ESTÉVEZ, exploring the creation of bioluminescent plants
The public understanding of genetics —how we know it or how it interfaces with the society— and its application in medicine and science has changed during…
AUGER-LOIZEAU, questioning technology and its application in our everyday life
Speculative design, closely related to critical design, explores new roles for design in relation to the cultural landscape’s influence on existing and emerging technologies,…
LOREN KRONEMYER, exploring insect communication
Loren Kronemyer, an artist from Los Angeles based in Perth, focuses her work as a mean to bridge the language gap between humans and…
CHRISTIANA KAZAKOU, connectioning sound, psychoanalysis, and scientific theories
Christiana Kazakou is a multidisciplinary artist based in London. Member of Random Order collective her artistic work makes connections between sound, psychoanalysis, art and…
ELAINE WHITTAKER, the delicacies of biological embroidery
Elaine Whittaker, a bioartist based in Toronto, Canada, uses a wide range of media such as sculpture, installation or digital-images to create artworks that…
KIMA, blending geometric patterns, scientific research and music
Fractal art is a scientific and algorithmic form of art which lies in complex mathematical and physics concepts. It is composed of geometric patterns…
ZOE HOUGH, blending the boundaries between science, politics, society
Speculative designer and artist Zoë Hough is blending the boundaries between science, politics, society and art to stimulate debate and reflection around issues regarding…
LISA PARK, using brain-computer technology
The brain, which is the most complex and enigmatic organ in a vertebrate body, has the ability to send and receive signals…
MARTYNKA WAWRZYNIAK, the artist as both subject and investigator
Martynka Wawrzyniak is a New York-based artist who works in a wide range of media such as photography, video, performance, sculpture and installation. One…
MYLYN NGUYEN, collecting and recycling to build a fascinating world
Imagination and an open mind are two of the most powerful weapons of the creativity process and the artistic work of Australian visual artist…
POLLY PENROSE, decoding body language
Verbal communication is a human ability that involves sounds, signs and symbols. It helps us express ourselves but, what if instead of these sounds,…
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MARLENE HUISSOUD, recycling waste into new materials
Recycling waste into new materials and products is one of the most favourable actions that we are willing to do in order to be…
MIRIAM SIMUN, the implications of global warming and climate change
Miriam Simun is a research-based artist blurring the boundaries between art and social change: ecological, historical and technical. One of the central axis of her…
MEITAL TZABARI, how to develop a sustainable material made from pressed fallen leaves
I met Meital Tzabari —Israeli London-based furniture and product designer and maker— at the Designersblock exhibition during London Design Festival 2014. There she showed me…
ALEXANDRA KEHAYOGLOU, using raw materials to weave pastizales
My first exposure to Alexandra’s work was at Dries Van Noten Spring 2015 RTW Fashion Show. Based in Argentina and with an intense cultural…
LAURA DAZA, alchemic techniques and natural materials to manufacture pigments
Laura Daza is not only a designer and an artist but also a colour hunter and maker. Colombian-born but living and working in London I…
EFFIE KOUKIA, blurring the boundaries between art, health and edible products
Many everyday products —plastics, inks, vaseline or cosmetics— are made of petroleum, a fossil made up of refined crude oil which has a negative…