Art & Synthetic Biology Residency at UC Irvine

CALL FOR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE The Beall Center for Art + Technology, The Center for Complex Biological Systems (CCBS), and The Newkirk Center for Science and Society, all located at University of California, Irvine (UCI) are co-sponsoring an artist in residence. The selected artist will be given the opportunity to … Continue Reading

Špela Petrič: ‘Confronting Vegetal Otherness: Skotopoiesis’

As part of the ‘Trust Me, I’m an Artist’ project, Kapelica Gallery presents a work by Špela Petrič. In the series Confronting Vegetal Otherness, intermedia artist Špela Petrič explores the possibility of intercognition between humans and plants based on the innate biosemiotic processes, that is the physico-chemical signs that facilitate a senseful interaction. Through the … Continue Reading

Trust Me, Diary

Introducing a new diary (in French) from Annick Bureaud about her involvements in Trust Me, I’m an Artist. Annick Bureaud is an independent art critic, curator and event organiser, researcher and teacher in art and technosciences. She is the director of Trust Me partner Leonardo/Olats, European sister organisation to Leonardo/Isast. In her diary, Bureaud aims … Continue Reading

Book Trust me, I’m an Artist

This book investigates new ethical issues arising through art and science collaboration and considers the roles and responsibilities of the artists, scientists and institutions involved. The projects decribed raise interesting questions for science ethics committees and help to reveal the mechanisms that drive this usually hidden process, enabling readers to understand the driving forces behind … Continue Reading