Bioart and Textiles Workshop. 24 August ยท 10:00 - 16:00
R-Space Gallery @ The Linen Rooms 32 Castle Street, Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The Institute of Unnecessary Research. Bioart and Textiles: Unnecessary Research and Collaborative Practice in Art and Science Target Audience: Artists, Scientists, Students and others interested in pushing boundaries in art and science. On this one-day practical and theoretical workshop you will work with artist Anna Dumitriu to gain an understanding of her practice and methods in combining textile art and microbiology as seen in her "Normal Flora" exhibition at R-Space Gallery in Lisburn and her new work "The Art and Science of Linen". You will learn to stain fabrics with bacteria and moulds and embroider with antibiotic thread (natural and synthetic) to create areas of 'resist' and to work safely with the medium. The workshop will also include an exhibition tour at R-Space, a tour of inspirational exhibits at The Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum, an overview of key bioartists working in the field, an in depth consideration of how to best develop to collaborative projects in art and science, and a discussion about her 'unnecessary research' methods. As Einstein once said: "If we knew what it was we were doing it would not be called research, would it?" This workshop is FREE but must be booked in advance through Reception at the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum. Tel: (028) 92663377 or E-mail: [email protected]. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
