Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
ANDREW PELLING, growing ears on apples
From unusual and extraordinary perspectives is how projects get started in the laboratory of Andrew Pelling, a place where the highest values are curiosity…
Audio & Visual, Biomedia, Short Films
CellF in Sydney
Guy Ben-Ary’s dream was to become a rock star. How he found his path to stardom? He decided to built the world’s first neural synthesiser…
Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
VICTORIA VESNA, understanding how humans interact with technologies
Leading artist Victoria Vesna, Ph.D., is Director of UCLA’s Art|Sci Center and Professor at the UCLA Department of Design | Media Arts and one…
Curators, Interviews, Thinkers
JENS HAUSER, writer and art curator
Art produced by the intersection with science, technology and new media arises from philosophical reflections and specific scientific research. But more importantly, the epistemiological…
THOUGHT COLLIDER, everything in nature has a purpose and is cyclical
A theme continuing to weave through the work of Thought Collider, the experimental critical art and design duo, Mike Thompson and Susana Cámara Leret, examines…
Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
MARTA DE MENEZES, creating artworks that live and die
The work of visual artist and curator Marta De Menezes, who creates artworks that literally live and die, combines both biology and art. Menezes, crossing between…
WHITEFEATHER, biomanufacturing and new ways of thinking
The creative universe of interdisciplinary Canadian artist and researcher WhiteFeather encompasses life sciences and engineering to create cutting-edge projects using materials such as human…
NINA SELLARS, shaping our understanding of the human body
The creative universe of Nina Sellars, artist and researcher based in Australia, lies in the heart of science, humanities and art. Sellars utilizes the…
BOMPAS & PARR, all about food and science
Sam Bompas and Harry Parr, are two of a kind. They live in a world of wobbly jelly buildings and towers, where flowers change…
Design, Interviews, Scout & Trends
AGI HAINES, bioprinting organs for a better future
Transdisciplinary designer and PhD researcher at Cognovo, Agi Haines, is investigating the potential of the human body as a raw material for our design…
MARIAH WRIGHT, using design to reflect on what is arounds us
In times where our environment feels threatened, designers look, interpret, question and speculate about novel improved futures. For Mariah Wright, her explorations lay at the…
Biomedia, Interviews, Key Artists
PAUL VANOUSE, a magician playing tricks with DNA
There seems to be compelling evidences that we are entering on what is called the “Anthropocene” era, a new geo-historical period in which humans are…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…