The “AESTHETICS get SYNTHETIC” workshop will take place in the Main hall of the Max Planck Campus in Potsdam-Golm in the afternoon on November 27-28, 2017.
This workshop is an opportunity to bring together scholars and practitioners to jointly discuss and reflect on contents, approaches and methodologies that draw the link between synthetic biology and artistic research and how those can synergically interact by mutually interrogating and reconsidering their methodologies and modes of operation in an Artist in Residence programme like KLAS. In this workshop is particularly interested in discussions and perspectives that explore how different institutions, organizations and interest groups with relevant expertise and knowledge of research, innovation and education address contemporary challenges of future developments in and beyond their respective knowledge silos. Artistic practices and scientific research – how can they benefit one from the other? What is the benefit of art-science collaboration – is it about the outcome, the process, can we frame or justify its utility or usefulness. What are the personal experiences in relation to the knowledge / conceptual / methodological exchange between art and science? What are the current trends and what are the expectations for the near future in Synthetic Biology? and in Art? This workshop is chaired by Prof. Lipowsky (MPIKG) and Prof. Wilmitzer (MPIMP) Co-chairs: Caterina Benincasa, Arnau Horta and Rodrigo Perez Garcia Registration is necessary! https://klas-reg.mpikg.mpg.de/ Monday 27th of November 2017, 16:30 to 20:30 16:30 - Opening Martina Münch (Minister of MWKF - Brandenburg) Representative of Groningen (NL) Detlev Ganten (World Health Summit) Roger Malina (Arts and Technology, Leonardo) 17:00 - Presentation of the institutes and opening remarks Reinhard Lipowsky (Theory and Biosystems) Lothar Willmitzer (Molecular Physiology) Caterina Benincasa & Rodrigo Perez Garcia (KLAS) 17:30 - Talks and Round Table with KLAS artists and scientists Tom Robinson (Biomicrofluidic Systems) Arren Bar-Even (Systems and Synthetic Metabolism) Otavio Schipper & Sergio Krakowski (schipperkrakowski.com) Historical scientic background / public spaces for art Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (Philosophy and History of Science) Nathalie Singer (Modern Music and Sound Art) Arnau Horta (Philosophy and Sound Art) 19:00 - Coffee break 19:30 - Art and science in Germany: approaches and directions Sabine Adler (ERES Stiftung) Christoph von Braun (Andrea von Braun Stiftung) Heike C. Mertens (Schering Stiftung) 20:20 - Fruitful misunderstandings Jens Hauser (Media Studies and Science Journalism) Tuesday 28th of November 2017, 16:30 to 20:30 16:30 - Posters / Projects presentation Various participants (Open-Call) 17:00 - Remarks on interdisciplinarity Peter Fratzl (Biomaterials) 17:10 - Talks and Round Table with KLAS artist and scientist Alex de Vries (Molecular Dynamics) Agnes Meyer-Brandis (ffur.de) Science, Art, Research and Accessibility Siegfried Zielinski (Techno-Culture and Media Archaeology) Ingeborg Reichle (Cross-Disciplinary Strategies) Volker Stollorz (Science Media Center Germany gGmbH) 18:30 - (Bio)Culture / (Bio)Ethics Darian Meacham (Ethics and Philosophy) tbc Maximilian Schich (Arts and technology) 19:00 - Coffee break 19:30 - Empowering integrative approaches and creativity Antje Tepperwien (Volkswagen Stiftung) Science development & transdisciplinarity: EC agenda Adriaan Eeckels (JRC - European Commission) Stimulating -aesthetic and political- discourse Ariane Beyn (DAAD - Berliner Künstlerprogramm) 20:00 - Wrap up: SciArt Futures All participants will take part in this session Wine, discussion & music performance till 22h see for more information: https://klas.mpikg.mpg.de/workshop/ -- rohrpost - deutschsprachige Liste zur Kultur digitaler Medien und Netze Archiv: http://www.nettime.org/rohrpost http://post.in-mind.de/pipermail/rohrpost/ Ent/Subskribieren: http://post.in-mind.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rohrpost/
