CHAIRS: Paul Vanouse and Solon Morse
BioArt in the Public Sphere @ Coalesce:
Report from the Artist-Researchers in Residence V3
A Discussion with BioArtists Josh Archer, Chris Copeland,
Iman Person & Virocode (Peter D’Auriaand Andrea Mancuso)
With special Coalesce guest and discussant Dr. Polona Tratnik, BioArtist and Dean of Alma Mater Europaea–Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Hear from Spring 2019 artists-in-residence at the Coalesce Center for Biological Art. Each of these artists will present their residency visions and artworks-in-progress, which include scavenged-automotive-machines propelled by petroleum-eating microbes, artistic explorations into chemical and microbial membranes and engineered skins, and yogurt cultures designed to devour their own containers and contaminant plastic in the human gut. Coalesce, part of the UB Genome, Environment and Microbiome Community of Excellence, is a hybrid studio-laboratory facility located on UB’s North Campus dedicated to enabling hands-on creative engagement with the tools and technologies of the life sciences. Each academic year, six to eight artists-in-residence are selected following an international call for proposals.
SPONSORS:
Sponsored by the University at Buffalo Department of Art, Office of Inclusive Excellence, and the Genome, Environment and Microbiome Community of Excellence (GEM).
LASER (Leonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous) Talks is Leonardo's international program of evening gatherings that bring artists and scientists together for informal presentations and conversations. LASER Talks were founded in 2008 by Bay Area LASER Chair Piero Scaruffi and are in over 30 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit our website.
The mission of the LASERs is to provide the general public with a snapshot of the cultural environment of a region and to foster interdisciplinary networking.
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