A “semi-living artist,” a biological/cybernetic installation as the aim of a research project that is simultaneously a work of art and science, and brings together designers, biologists, artists, and computer specialists into what is not your everyday team.
Fish & Chips is a bio-cybernetic research & development project exploring aspects of creativity and artistry in the age of biological technologies. Fish & Chips is assembled from fish neurons grown over silicon chips – 'wetware', software and visual and audio art output devices – hardware. The current state of research – work in progress – into the development of a 'semi-living artistic entity' will be presented.
This installation features the laboratory/studio set-up, prototypes and documentation of the project, and is an example of the research being conducted in SymbioticA – The Art & Science Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Anatomy & Human Biology, University of Western Australia.
Biology is evolving from a phase of discovery into a phase of creativity and utilization. The effects on society will be profound. Hands-on wet biological art is starting to be seen as a valid means of expressing cultural and artistic perceptions as well as exploring neglected areas in biological research. It explores the nature of contestable futures that may arise. The cybernetic notion of interfacing neurons with machines/robots is starting to become a reality.
Presentation:
September 1 – 6
Brucknerhaus
10.30 am – 7.00 pm
Eine „Semi-living Artist“, eine biologisch/kybernetische Installation ist das Ziel dieses Forschungsprojektes, das künstlerische wie wissenschaftliche Arbeit zugleich ist und Designer, Biologen, Künstler und Computerspezialisten zu einem nicht alltäglichen Team verbindet.
Fish & Chips ist eine biologisch/kybernetische Installation, die Aspekte der Kreativität und Künstlichkeit im Zeitalter der Biotechnologie erforscht. Die Installation Fish & Chips im Rahmen der Ars Electronica 2001 präsentiert den aktuellen Entwicklungsstand dieses Unterfangens und thematisiert Aspekte und Konflikte einer als Forschung verstandenen Kunst.
SymbioticA – The Art & Science Collaborative Laboratory, Department of Anatomy & Human Biology, University of Western Australia.
Präsentation:
1. – 6. September
Brucknerhaus
10.30 – 19.00
