The Helmholtz Initiative on Synthetic Biology
(www.helmholtz.de/syntheticbiology) is calling for proposals for art exhibits
developed during an experimental laboratory experience.
The project is a common project between Prof. Dr. Roland Eils (DKFZ Heidelberg
and Heidelberg University, more information on http://www.eilslabs.de and Prof.
Ursula Damm (Bauhaus University Weimar, more information on
http://www.uni-weimar.de/medien/wiki/GMU:Start). The jury will consist equally
of scientists and artists.
With the emergence of Synthetic Biology, a scientific discipline aiming at the
standardization of biological parts for the targeted generation of organisms
with new, naturally not occurring features is gaining more and more scientific
as well as public attention. Discoveries and inventions in the field of
Synthetic Biology bear an enormous potential for the understanding of the
living world and the development of processes and products for medicine and
technology. The societal changes originating from such advances, however, are
neither anticipated nor reflected in scientific approaches to this issue. Thus,
the project aims at introducing artists to the technical methodology of
Synthetic Biology and to uncover common aspects for a critical assessment of
societal and cultural aspects of this emerging discipline.
The project starts at September 9, 2013. Selected artists are invited to a
four-week experimental laboratory visit at the BioQuant Center for Quantitative
Analysis of Molecular and Cellular Biosystems (www.bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de)
in Heidelberg, Germany. During the first two weeks, the embedded artists will
be introduced to experimental techniques, such as handling of bacteria and
mammalian cells, DNA cloning and protein expression as well as analytic
methods, such as microscopy, gel electrophoresis or photometric assays. The
following two weeks are dedicated to the first stages of exhibit development.
The exhibits generated during and after this laboratory experience will be
presented to the public in an exhibition in the award-winning BioQuant Center
in Heidelberg. The exhibition will last (depending on the kind of exhibits) 4-6
weeks and will take place within the framework of the international research
symposium “Synthetic Biology – from understanding to application” taking place
at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg on December 9-11,
2013 (www.synbio-symposium.de).
The call is open until July 28, 2013. Applicants will be informed about the
Jury’s decision until August 7, 2013. Accommodation in Heidelberg from
September 9 until October 4, 2013, as well as equipment and consumables
necessary for the experimental part are fully covered by the organizers. Two
artists will be supported with a budget between 1.000 € - 3.000 € (depending on
the requirements) to cover production costs of the exhibits.
Your application should include:
Project proposal (preliminary) (500 words)
Letter of interest (up to 1000 words)
Documentation of artwork (website, PDF, video)
Curriculum vitae
Please send all required documents by email to j.ritzerf...@dkfz.de
More information is available on
http://www.synbio-symposium.de/sb2013/index.php/bioarts
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prof. ursula damm
gestaltung medialer umgebungen
bauhaus-universität weimar
fakultät medien
marienstrasse 5, raum 304
tel. 03643-583607
fax 03643-583806
d-99423 weimar
ursula.d...@uni-weimar.de
http://www.uni-weimar.de/medien/umgebungen/
http://www.ursuladamm.de
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