Join us at the follow-up exhibition during the Fascination of Plants Days 2022
The fully virtual exhibition “Capture the Future(s): OUR BIO-TECH PLANET. The Routes to Roots Networks and Beyond” had its premiere at the Plant Biology Europe Congress 2021
The exhibition combines the worlds of art, science and innovation, providing an international survey of artworks created by artists in collaboration with scientists in the field of life sciences and biotechnology.
A guided tour through the exhibition
TITLE Capture the Future(s): OUR BIO-TECH PLANET. The Routes to Roots Networks and Beyond
DATE from 27.06.2021
LOCATION virtual exhibition
ARTISTS
Andre Bartetzki (DE), Marta Bączyk (PL), Anna Dumitriu (GB), Marille Hahne (DE/CH), Joanna Hoffmann (PL/DE), Małgorzata Kaczmarek (PL), Larys Lubowicki (PL), Pei-Ying Lin (TW/NL), Paulina Misiak (PL), Alex May (GB), Jill Scott (AU/CH), Piotr Słomczewski (PL), Maria Subczyńska (PL), Jadwiga Subczyńska (PL), Diana Taukin (BY/PL)
Plant Biology Europe (PBE2021) – a biennial congress jointly organized by the Federation of European Societies of Plant Biology (FESPB) and the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO) – focuses on delivering the latest scientific developments in plant biology, following an inclusive approach where long-standing research sectors and novel breakthrough topics are showcased, including aspects of science policy and ethics, and fostering participation of young scientists.
In the face of Anthropocene crises, we look for solutions by turning to nature. What can we learn from plants? The exhibition combines two interdisciplinary projects: Rhizosphere: The Big Network of Small Worlds, a comprehensive art, research & education project inspired by research on plant network strategies (rhizosphere) and CHIC Innovation Consortium ASN Artists-in-Residence/Labs Program, focused on the root chicory and New Plants Breeding Technics. The exhibition, accompanied by panel discussions and workshops, investigates the potential impact of the gained knowledge on the process of cultural paradigm change, on future food and agriculture, an increase of ecological awareness, and the development of social ecosystems.
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ABOUT THE PROJECTS & ARTWORKS
RHIZOSPHERE: THE BIG NETWORK OF SMALL WORLDS
Rhizosphere: The Big Network of Small Worlds is a comprehensive art-science-education project founded on long-term cooperation between the Studio of Transdisciplinary Projects & Research (the Faculty of Art Education and Curatorial Studies) at the University of Arts in Poznań (UAP), the Faculty of Biology of the Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM) and Art & Science Node. Rhizosphere is rapidly growing its interdisciplinary and international network.
The project is related to the current scientific research on plants’ social networks and Wood Wide Web exploring its potential impact on cultural paradigms and the evolution of our societal ecosystems. It is designed as a collaborative platform based on “symbiosis, diversity and interdependence” embracing interdisciplinary workshops, lectures, and artworks stimulating cognitive, creative and communication processes and increasing social and ecological awareness. The project’s leaders:
Prof. dr hab. Joanna Hoffmann
Piotr Słomczewski (assistant, PhD candidate)
Prof. dr hab. Marlena Lembicz
Prof. UAM, dr hab. Władysław Polcyn
The exhibition embraces the presentation of the Project with related artworks of renown as well as emerging artists of the Rhizosphere network:
CHIC INNOVATION CONSORTIUM – ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM
CHIC is an EU Horizon 2020 Project in Biotech Research & Innovation, which supports the establishment of a responsible innovation pathway for the development and application of New Plant Breeding Techniques for chicory. A selected team of international artists were invited to collaborate with CHIC researchers, visited their labs and engaged in a productive exchange of knowledge and outputs.
BIOTECHNOLOGY FROM THE BLUE FLOWER
by Anna Dumitriu & Alex May
AFTERTASTE
by Jill Scott & Marille Hahne
CHIC Partners
Press Kit of the exhibition is available for download here