About Art & Science Node

Art & Science Node (ASN) is a creative & innovative network aiming at and committed to the creation of the synergy between Art, Science and Technology. Based in Berlin, it has successfully established itself as a platform for sharing knowledge and experience.

ASN provides a platform for the artistic, scientific and technological milieus. It develops and supports interdisciplinary projects, organizes international exhibitions, discussion panels and “artists in laboratories” residence programs and interdisciplinary workshops. ASN team, members and partners are professionals – theorists and practitioners from multiple organizations and institutions found all over the world.

Public engagement and education are one of the most important challenges for the art and science communities. That is why ASN develops innovative communication strategies for the benefit of the society of knowledge.

Our Projects

SPIN-FERT project / Horizon Europe

SPIN-FERT Consortium aims to revolutionize soil management in horticulture. It transforms agricultural by-products into high-quality fertilizers and peat-free substrates, promoting eco-friendly farming. SPIN-FERT integrates biostimulants and agro-industrial wastes to enhance soil fertility, employing AI-supported soil assessment tools, lab-on-chip devices, automated image analysis, and precision irrigation systems. The project develops policy recommendations for sustainable practices and fosters collaboration among 20 partners across Europe.

SPUN EXPEDITION: Mycorrhizal Wealth of East Carpathians

The interdisciplinary project, as part of the global SPUN Expedition program, is researching the role of monumental trees and their mycobiomes in maintaining the natural ecosystems of the Eastern Carpathians Biosphere Reserve, especially in the buffer zone of the Bieszczady National Park. This is an area of exceptional importance not only biologically, but also culturally and historically, located on the border of Poland, Ukraine and Slovakia.

CHIC INNOVATIVE CONSORTIUM | Horizon 2020,

CHIC embraces 17 institutions and organizations from EU, Serbia and New Zealand under the Horizon 2020 program. The project supports the establishment of a responsible innovation pathway for the development and application of New Plant Breeding Techniques for chicory as a multipurpose crop. ASN contributes to the project through an innovative communication strategy of art and science synergy, giving artists and cultural actors a rare opportunity to work at the forefront of science and innovation.

RHIZOSPHERE | The Big Network of Small Worlds

Rhizosphere: The Big Network of Small Worlds project is an innovative and comprehensive program that bridges art, science and education. It is inspired by scientific research on plant root zones (rhizosphere) forming networks with fungi and microorganisms, where the distribution of information and resources take place. T In the face of global and local ecological and societal crises, the growing knowledge about plants and their communication strategies inspires us to seek new solutions for a sustainable, more open and fair future as well as to redefine cultural paradigms that determine our behaviors and actions.

EPIMIMESIS

The project received EU recognition with Vertigo S+T+ARTS Residency status, which was realized as an interactive, immersive environment. Each part reflects on the shift of identities powered by the merging digi-tech and biotech revolution. EpiMimesis project is developed by Joanna Hoffmann with EpiLab Team in collaboration with 3IT Fraunhofer HHI in Berlin. It refers to the perpetual human ambition to gain knowledge over ‘Big Data’ to tailor a better future. Epimimesis evokes the notion of mimesis as a creative method of combining art, science, and technology.

CAPTURE THE FUTURE(S) | Evolution

Both the ASN’s motto and a series of events focused on various aspects of evolution, that influence not only biological sciences but the changing perception of ourselves and our relationship to the natural, social and technological environments. Project was initiated by the necessity to provide a platform for knowledge and experience exchange on the topic of how we shape today and the future realities. The new landscape of dynamic, post-digital reality raises questions regarding the coordinates of modern human identity. Art and science together might provide potential directions.

ART & INNOVATION

The series of exhibitions organized in the course of the Long Night of Sciences in Berlin, in cooperation with German Patent and Trademark Office – Information & Service Centre Berlin (DPMA-IDZ). The concept reveals the juxtaposition between the artistic ideas and related achievements in technologies to the audience. The events provide viewers with the opportunity to experience how technical and scientific innovations inspire contemporary artists working with various media.

Education

Public engagement and education are one of the most important challenges for the art & science community. ASN is actively cooperating with both artistic and scientific academic institutions in order to disseminate innovative message and experience through various education projects, such as the Rhizosphere. ASN supports Erasmus+ Programme and is engaged in the e-Twinning European schools’ community.

ASN supports education through the Rhizosphere: The Big Network of Small Worlds – an innovative and comprehensive program in the field of art-science-education. The project sprouted from an interactive installation Mikoryzator by Maria Subczyńska with the support of Piotr Słomczewski, which was also an inspiration for several workshops and international project engaging schools in the frame of e-Twinning European program The program also includes a series of fieldworks, among which a workshop in Białowieża Forest National Park took place in April, 2019

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