SENSING ELSEWHERE - An Interdisciplinary Symposium on Expanded Perception

About

Presenters:
Adam Vackar, Elena Soterakis, Anubhav Mathur, Harpreet Sareen, Esteban Agosin, M Dougherty, Tammy Qiu, Xi Nan

Organized By:
Adam Vackar (artist; Transparent Eyeball; NEW INC member)
Elena Soterakis (artist; BioBAT Art Space)

Transparent Eyeball is a transdisciplinary platform working across visual art and biology, with connections to anthropology, architecture, geology, and philosophy. It explores biological perspectives on human and nonhuman life through research,seminars, conferences, and exhibitions. Co-directed by visual artist Adam Vackar and evolutionary biologist Jindřich Brejcha, the platform creates encounters between artists and scientists that open new ways of understanding life and ecological relationships.
BioBAT Art Space is a nonprofit gallery and transdisciplinary research studio embedded within a biotechnology incubator at Brooklyn Army Terminal. At the intersection of contemporary art, science, and technology, BioBAT brings artists, scientists, and the public together through exhibitions, creative residencies, workshops, conferences, STEAM education, and academic and government collaborations. Its programs explore connections between art and biology and support experimental, collaborative practice.

Access:
RSVP to adamvackar@gmail.com
Limited Seats Available

MESH_Arts Talks + Closing Reception : Sunday October 11th

About

4:00 - 5:00 pm _ Talk
Peter Yeadon (Professor of Industrial Design at RISD) & SPARK IP

5:00 - 6:00 pm _ Talk
Edward Morris (Artist) + Mary Mattingly (Artist)

6:00 - 9:00 pm
Closing reception