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SymbioticA Tissue Engineering Workshop for Artists
As a part of the 2007 Subtle Technologies Festival
- in situ - art * body * medicine
May 18, 19, 20, 2007
Toronto, Canada
The increasing recognition of technological intervention and integration in
medicine and the body has introduced tissue culture (TC) and tissue
engineering (TE) as new possibilities for artistic engagement. Bioart, an
emerging art form that uses the biological as its medium, explores the vast
possibilities of biotechnology. The use of TE for non medical ends is also
been explored in areas such as food production (in-vitro meat), leather
replacement, locomotion, research models, and art.
Biomedical research has a major influence on perceptions of body, self and
medical thinking. TE enables researchers to grow three dimensional living
tissue constructs of varying sizes, shapes and tissue types. These
constructs continue living and growing in-vitro or as a "new kind of body".
This two and a half day intensive workshop will introduce artists and other
interested people (including architects, designers, ethicists, policy
makers) to basic principles of animal TC and TE, as well as to its history
and the different artistic projects working with TC and TE. No prior
experience necessary.
The workshop was developed by Oron Catts, Ionat Zurr and Dr Stuart Hodgetts
and is conducted by artist/researcher/curator Oron Catts, the Artistic
Director of SymbioticA (http://www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au
<http://www.symbiotica.uwa.edu.au/> , University of Western Australia).
SymbioticA is an artistic laboratory dedicated to the research, learning and
critique of life sciences. SymbioticA is the first research laboratory of
its kind, in that it enables artists to engage in wet biology practices in a
biological science department. Catts has eleven years of experience
researching tissue technologies as an artistic medium through the Tissue
Culture and Art Project (TC&A) that he founded in 1996.
Tissue engineering is the use of a combination of
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28biology%29> cells,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering> engineering and
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_science> materials methods, and
suitable <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochemistry> biochemical and
physio-chemical factors to improve or replace
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology> biological functions. While most
definitions of tissue engineering cover a broad range of applications, in
practice the term is closely associated with applications that repair or
replace portions of or whole tissues.
Dates and Times:
May 18, Friday, 1pm~5pm
May 19, Saturday, 10am~5pm
May 20, Sunday, 10am~5pm
Location:
University of Toronto
There are approximately 25 positions available for this workshop, including
up to 5 fully funded scholarships.
More information and application procedures are detailed on the website
http://subtletechnologies.com/2007/.
Subtle Technologies Festival includes Performances, Exhibitions, Panel
Discussions, Symposium, and Community-based Artwork in addition to this
Workshop.
Subtle Technologies is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario
Arts Council, and Toronto Arts Council, and the Australian Network for Art
and Technology.
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