MARGHERITA PEVERE, the leaky character of the performative biomatter
Art practices that employ biological cells, tissues and organisms, habitually called “bioart”, are artistically most significant not because of their “usage” of this kinds of…
Performance: CRYSTAL/the mental body of menthol
SAVE lab is an art-science laboratory located at Moscow State University in a basement that in the past was a bomb shelter. Julia Borovaya, one…
Biomedia, Interviews, Thinkers
MARIO SAVINI, enriching the bio-ethical debate in the field of biomedia
Mario Savini (PhD, University of Teramo) is an independent scholar, art critic and journalist interested in art, science and new technologies. Until 2009 he directed…
Biomedia, Design, Interviews, Scout & Trends
LEONI FISCHER, visualising the cyclic rhythms of Euglena
“Euglena, a genus of more than 1,000 species of single-celled flagellated (i.e., having a whiplike appendage) microorganisms that feature both plant and animal characteristics. Found…
Biomedia, Interviews, Scout & Trends
TH3MAX, and the aestheticization of pain
In the world of all kinds of alienations, in the world of spectacles, where “everything that was directly lived is now merely represented in…
Biomedia, News, Robotics & Kinetics
Exhibition: The new State of the Living, PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art
Between 28th November 2018 and February 17th, 2019, the PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art welcomes a large scale international project: THE NEW STATE OF THE…
Event: Gene editing, sexual reproduction and the arts
On October 27th, interdisciplinary group ArtSci Salon will present a panel discussion addressing the topic of gene editing and sexual reproduction from a sciart perspective….
Exhibitions: Robertina Šebjanič on aquatic ecosystems
Artist, co-founder of Theremidi Orchestra and member of the open source biological art platform Hackteria Network Robertina Šebjanič, was featured in CLOT Magazine two…
Biomedia, Body Sculptures, Digital Couture, News
Workshop: ‘Hybrid Bodies’ by Maria Dada & Gareth Foote at Arcade East
Arcade East is presenting an exciting workshop next Monday 13 August. Run by UAL researchers Maria Dada and Gareth Foote, ‘Hybrid Bodies’ sets out to explore…
Exhibition: Daejeon Biennale 2018
“BIO” is the thought-provoking theme and title of the Biennale that will be taking place in Daejeon, South Korea, from July 17th to October…
JULIA BOROVAYA, exploring the states of the matter
Moscow-based artist Julia Borovaya is fascinated with substances and their chemical and physical qualities. Her pieces of art fuse technology with molecules and add…
BYRON RICH, tactical biopolitics
In an era where technology-based solutions to everything seem to be the norm, where do we draw the line between meaning and absurdity? What’s…
SERGE VUILLE & LUC HENRY, artistic experimentation, music, and living systems
In recent years artistic experimentation in music has been gaining more exposure to larger audiences. This results in unorthodox compositions that depart from conventional…
Festival: Ars Electronica 2017
This September, The Ars Electronica Festival returned to Linz Austria for another rousing year. The annual festival of digital and new media art is…
SAšA SPAčAL, technological ecosystems in the post-media era
Living in the era of digital technology and art revolutions is leading to the appearance of new forms of dialogue that re-explore our relationship…
ÓSCAR MARTÍN, sounds born out of algorithms and microorganisms
Óscar Martín is a sound artist and programmer working in the field of generative art. Typically, generative works are systems that, when set in…
ROBERTINA ŠEBJANIČ, reflecting on the cohabitation with other species
Ljubljana-based intermedia artist Robertina Šebjanič might be one of the most interdisciplinary artists of our times. She is co-founder and active member of Theremidi…
Biomedia, Computing Art, Interviews
THERESA SCHUBERT, unfolding human existence in relation to other life forms
Generative art is the kind of art created with the use of a (generally) non-human autonomous system which can independently determine features of the art…
Biomedia, CTM/transmediale, Interviews
NATHAN THOMPSON, exploring the relationship between man and robots
One of the most exciting moments as a cell biologist probably is when, for the first time, you see through the microscope lenses, cardiac…
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…