BioTehna
Kersnikova 4, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Phone386 (0) 40 212 292
Kristijan Tkalec, Head of BioTehna
Phone386 (0) 31 635 083
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| + | [[BioTehna]] is a laboratory and a production space for artisticly informed investigations of life systems. The place is an interdisciplinary educational, experimental and research platform meant not only for scientists and artists, but also for children, students and others. Aside from artists doing their research and work here, one can also attend workshops, exhibitions and lectures that touch upon bio-robotics, technological futurism, and various curious bio-chemical processes. | ||
| − | + | The lab is very much connected with the workings of the [[Kapelica Gallery|Kapelica]] and [[Rampa Lab]] (both located under the same roof as BioTehna), one being a gallery active in the field of bio-art and the other a facility for fostering various overlappings of technology, art and education. All three of them are run under the the auspices of the [[Kersnikova Institute]]. | |
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| + | ==Background== | ||
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| + | The lab was kickstarted by the [[Kapelica Gallery]], which in 2012 received a grant from Switzerland through the Swiss Contribution mechanism. It was established in [[established::2012]] in collaboration with the Swiss based Hacketeria (a web platform for 'Open Source Biological Art Projects' and a network of people practising art related DIY biology projects). Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller, a cultural facilitator, artist and nanotechnology scholar was a co-initiator of the whole enterprise and he became its scientific program director and also its first resident. | ||
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| + | At first, BioTehna was located at the former premises of [[Cyberpipe]], but it was soon moved to its current location as an integral part of both [[Kapelica Gallery|Kapelica]] and [[Rampa Lab]] programmes. | ||
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| + | ===Basic principles=== | ||
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| + | BioTehna is based upon the principles of do-it-yourself (DIY) and do-it-with-others (DIWO). It tries to perpetuate the demystification of bio-technologies and instigate reflections on how art, science, technology and politics intertwine. | ||
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| + | ==Programme== | ||
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| + | From the start, BioTehna has been running a mix of workshops, exhibitions and lectures. Among the first ones to lead workshops was BioTehnas coufoudner Marc R. Dusseiller, as well as other Swiss like the electronic artist Ralf Schneider and the artist and scientist on artificial intelligence, Christian Faubel. | ||
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| + | Several internationally recognised artists did research or workshops here, among them the English artist Brandon Ballengee, who took youngster into the nature to search for anomalies and mutations there; the Belgian artists Koen Vanmechelen, who problematised some of the concepts related to breeding domestic animals; Richard Pell (USA) and the UK inter-media artist Antony Hall. Some of the Slovene artists hosted by BioTehna were [[Špela Petrič]], [[Maja Smrekar]], [[Robertina Šebjanič]] and [[Saša Spačal]]. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Rampa Lab]] | *[[Rampa Lab]] | ||
*[[Kapelica Gallery]] | *[[Kapelica Gallery]] | ||
| + | *[[RogLab]] | ||
| + | *[[Cyberpipe]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.biotehna.org BioTehna website] | *[http://www.biotehna.org BioTehna website] | ||
| − | + | *[http://www.biohacklabs.org/List A list of BioHackLabs and groups around the world] | |
| + | *[http://documents.mx/education/how-to-start-a-bioarthack-community-lab.html A short summary of How to start a Bio/Art/Hack Community Lab] | ||
| + | *[http://hackteria.org/ Hacketaria website] | ||
| + | *[http://www.genome.beer/ The BeerDeCoded project website] | ||
[[Category:New media art]] | [[Category:New media art]] | ||
[[Category:New media art education]] | [[Category:New media art education]] | ||
| + | [[Category:New media art research]] | ||
| + | [[Category:New media art workshop organisers]] | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 13 July 2016
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Background
The lab was kickstarted by the Kapelica Gallery, which in 2012 received a grant from Switzerland through the Swiss Contribution mechanism. It was established in 2012 in collaboration with the Swiss based Hacketeria (a web platform for 'Open Source Biological Art Projects' and a network of people practising art related DIY biology projects). Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller, a cultural facilitator, artist and nanotechnology scholar was a co-initiator of the whole enterprise and he became its scientific program director and also its first resident.
At first, BioTehna was located at the former premises of Cyberpipe, but it was soon moved to its current location as an integral part of both Kapelica and Rampa Lab programmes.
Basic principles
BioTehna is based upon the principles of do-it-yourself (DIY) and do-it-with-others (DIWO). It tries to perpetuate the demystification of bio-technologies and instigate reflections on how art, science, technology and politics intertwine.
Programme
From the start, BioTehna has been running a mix of workshops, exhibitions and lectures. Among the first ones to lead workshops was BioTehnas coufoudner Marc R. Dusseiller, as well as other Swiss like the electronic artist Ralf Schneider and the artist and scientist on artificial intelligence, Christian Faubel.
Several internationally recognised artists did research or workshops here, among them the English artist Brandon Ballengee, who took youngster into the nature to search for anomalies and mutations there; the Belgian artists Koen Vanmechelen, who problematised some of the concepts related to breeding domestic animals; Richard Pell (USA) and the UK inter-media artist Antony Hall. Some of the Slovene artists hosted by BioTehna were Špela Petrič, Maja Smrekar, Robertina Šebjanič and Saša Spačal.
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