Context, care, control and violence in biological art and design

Context, care, control and violence in biological art and design

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A mix of hands-on and theory, this workshop will critically examine the relationship to life forms and the concept of life, as it pertain to biological art and design. We will explore the apparatuses involved in de and re contextualisation of life for human and non-human desires through care, control and violence. The idea of outsourcing many functions of biological bodies to technology is one aspect that will be addressed in this workshop as we will unpack some projects developed at SymbioticA and elsewhere and encourage participants to develop contestable prototypes using living systems.

Ionat Zurr + Oron Catts are considered pioneers in the field of Biological Arts; they publish widely and exhibit internationally. Their work was exhibited in museums such as Pompidou Centre, Paris, MoMA NYC, Mori Art Museum Tokyo, Ars Electronica, National Art Museum of China and more. Catts & Zurr ideas and projects reach beyond the confines of art; their work is often cited as inspiration to diverse areas such as new materials,  textiles, design, architecture, ethics, fiction, and food. They are founders and head of the Tissue Culture & Art Project at the School of Design at the University of Western Australia.