Inoculum – Connecting the Other
4–5 February 2016, CLB Berlin
Dear fellow scientists, art lovers and friends,
Just in time for the start of the cultural season we are
going to host a conference on bio materials in science, art and
philosophy in Berlin! We warmly invite you to two days of
interdisciplinary discussions and a meet-up for future
collaborations at CLB Berlin.
INTRO:
In the age of the anthropocene, our understanding of media
and materials is in flux. Natural sciences are not only
investigating living materials. Biotechnical methods are
spreading into DIY-culture as well as into the field of bio
hacking. Simultaneously in the humanities, the idea of the
‚post-human‘ has become a central topic. Artists are engaged in
these discussions and are examining the relationship between
humans and other life forms. In doing so they transcend the
usage of living biological matter – be it of human or animal
origin – as a mere tool, and foster collaborations between
animate beings. It becomes a medium that allows for
collaborations between animate beings. Inocolum deals with these
interdisciplinary and interspecific entanglements. Experts from
the arts, natural sciences and philosophy will discuss their
individual access to notions of the living.
All presentations will take place on February 4th–5th during
the day, whilst Dani Ploeger (GB/NL) and Interspecifics
Collective (MX) will perform on Thursday evening from 7 pm.
List of participants: Suzanne Anker, Laura Benitez Valero,
Ursula Damm, Michael Dirnberger, Hans-Günther Döbereiner, Martin
Grube, Agi Haines, William Myers, Maja Smrekar
Moderation: Regine Rapp (Art Laboratory Berlin)
All events will be held in English. The event is open to the
public and admission is free of charge.
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
Theresa Schubert & the Inoculum-team
Inoculum is an event by the Bauhaus-University Weimar, funded
by the European Commission in the FP7 programme »Future and
Emerging Technologies« scheme: Project »Physarum Chip – Growing
Computers from Slime Mould«.
With friendly support by CLB Berlin.