CAROLE COLLET, exploring biomimicry, living technologies and biofacturing
Carole Collet has been fascinated with synthetic biology since she had the privilege to work with Sir John Sulston in 2007. Researcher, designer, and…
Biomedia, CTM/transmediale, Interviews, Series, Sound
GUY BEN-ARY, feeling like becoming a Rock and Roll star
Words by Meritxell Rosell (Twitter @dancingmoog) What if one day you woke up feeling like becoming a Rock and Roll star? Guy Ben-Ary, a LA…
ALANA BARTOL, the relationship between man and earth
The work of interdisciplinary artist, Alana Bartol, heavily revolves around the complex, intertwined relationship between man and earth. Within every project, Bartol’s work references…
Biomedia, Interviews, Scout & Trends
SONJA BÄUMEL, investigating the invisible diversity of the human body
Art, design, fashion and biological practice are some of the words that define the creative universe of Sonja Bäumel. Living and working in Amsterdam,…
Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
HUNTER COLE, when molecular genetics materializes in digital art
Molecular biology is a branch of science that analyses the role of the DNA, RNA and cell function, aiding our understanding of biological activity,…
CECILIA BULLO, blending human physiology, medicine and philosophy
Cecilia Bullo is an Irish/Italian artist based in Dublin. Her work, largely sculpture and installations, is a journey through the inner fragile self, with…
Design, Interviews, Scout & Trends
TIM CLARK, imagining future visions of alternative energies and flight
The term technophillia refers to one’s enthusiasm or passion for new technologies, taken literally from Greek technē, meaning art, craft or skill and philos, meaning…
JENNIFER WILLET, reinventing the role of biotechnology and providing alternative futures
Biotechnology is one of these words that have become fairly ubiquitous in our present days, but is the lay audience aware of what it…
Architectures, Design, Interviews
MELISSA STERRY, blurring the boundaries between environment, technology and engineering
Hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, heat waves, droughts, tornadoes and eruptions are commonly known as natural disasters for most people, but what if it’s a cry…
MARIUS KWINT, cultural historian and curator
Dr. Marius Kwint, cultural historian at the University of Portsmouth, is passionate about science and art. In one of his most recent projects he…
Design, Interviews, Scout & Trends
JAIME TAI, building facts and ideas into tangible multi-layered scenarios
Central Saint Martins MA Material Futures graduate and designer-researcher hybrid, Jaime Tai, is blurring the boundaries between design and science, building facts and ideas into tangible…
YUICHI ITO, colliding neurobiology, sound art and kinetic sculpture
Dr. Yuichi Ito is a japanese sound and media artist, theorist and researcher. CLOT Magazine came across his work through an exciting collaboration project…
Interviews, Scout & Trends, Sound
YOSHIMASA KATO, colliding neurobiology, sound art and kinetic sculpture
Dr. Yoshimasa Kato is a japanese artist, whose work spans from sound and media art to kinetic light sculpture. CLOT Magazine came across his…
SUZANNE ANKER and how to reimagine genetic laboratory fictions
Chromosomes are these turgid structures, found inside the nucleus of cells containing the basic bricks of living organisms DNA; but in the hands of…
JADEN J. A. HASTINGS, exploring new spaces from where to reflect on humanness, nature and the cosmos
Jaden J. A. Hastings —a London based scientist and artist— uses the interplay between art and science to explore new spaces from where to reflect on…
ARTHUR I. MILLER, Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy of Science
Science is not only about experiments but also about understanding the natural and technological world around us by asking simple questions such as why, where…
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…
Fort Process, Interviews, Series
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…