The Diagram as Technique of Existence: reading group 1
Reading Group 1. Sunday, 7th August, 2011, 3-5pm. Text: Brian Massumi, ‘The Diagram as Technique of Existence’, Chapter 3, Semblance and Event: Activist Philosophy and the Occurrent Arts, MIT Press (forthcoming, 2011) Place: Brunswick studio. We met on Sunday afternoon for a lovely session of discussion around Brian’s ‘Diagram as Technique of Existence’. We had me [Pia E-B], Jondi Keane, Michelle Mantsio, Andrew →
E-chromi
Check out the video, by Daisy Ginsberg, James King and others, about the E-Chromi project, where e-coli, bacteria found in poo, is re-designed or re-engineered to turn different colours under different conditions. This points to synthetic biology as a new territory of design activity.... E. chromi from Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg on Vimeo.E. chromi is a collaboration between designers and scientists in →
Hairiness, Spatial Affects, and Intricate Intimacy
Browsing the news at MOS we can find some indication of what happens when you make hairy architecture: And, on that note, I urge you to read a review of the hairy installation by MOS architects, in which it is claimed this is "the first time hair has been convincingly employed in architecture. Not merely a simple novelty, the hairiness →
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”
(Via BoingBoing) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, a new book by science writer Rebecca Skloot explores this famous story and the ethical minefield that often lies between the expectations and assumptions of the scientific community and those of the public, as well as the confusion and anger felt by members of Henrietta Lacks' family when the truth was uncovered. "Henrietta Lacks →