Plastic Futures 2 Framed
Here's that review in of the Plastic Futures 2 exhibition in FrameMag: http://www.framemag.com/news/857
Public symposium: “Plastic Futures: biological life, art and design innovation” outcomes of BioTech Art Workshop. 20 Nov
Plastic Futures: biological life, art and design innovation A public symposium discussion addressing intersections of biotechnology, art, design and cultural change, and the outcomes of SymbioticA’s intensive BioTech Art Workshop hosted by RMIT University. Friday, November 20, 2009 2:00pm - 5:00pm The Design Research Institute, RMIT University, Design Hub Gallery Ground floor, Building 91, 110 Victoria Street, Melbourne. “We overlook only too often the fact →
Day 2 – Tuesday 17 November
by Girish Sagaram Whilst the science of genetics has solved many puzzles about living things and how physical characteristics are passed from generation to generation, there are a great many mysteries still to be solved. As the "Ghost in Your Genes" video illustrates, there are epigenetic factors that influence how genes work, meaning DNA and genes aren't the whole story of →
Day 1 – Monday 16 November
by Girish Sagaram Throughout the world, a growing number of artists and designers are investigating science and technology and its implications for society and the environment. Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr of SymbioticA are leaders in this field. Together they created the Tissue Culture and Art Project which is concerned with combining scientific knowledge with artistic practice and revealing "inconsistencies in →
Oron Catts seminar at RMIT Bundoora
The School of Applied Science at RMIT is hosting a seminar by Oron Catts this Thursday. I have only ever attended his presentations to an audience of artists and the like. This will be an almost all science crowd. This is the poster/info:
Built Systems: 2040 City Exhibition
The Plastic Futures project was exhibited as part of the Design Laboratory 2009: Built Systems/2040 City presented as part of the 2009 State of Design Festival
SymbioticA workshop
Today I went to a one day SymbioticA workshop. Missed the end, as I had to catch a plane, but got to see most of it. It was incredible. I learnt a great deal, and as I sped off to the airport, I felt like my frontal lobe was going to explode. Why? Because it took you into the thick of →