モバイルアイコン
右中右下左下
スキャン
Extreme Biologies
Juan Manuel Castro
Akitsugu Maebayashi, Mika Kan
センタービル12F
レセプションルーム
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研究概要
We find ourselves in an era marked by the convergence of biotechnological advances and human culture, a convergence that propels us into uncharted territories. The familiar Darwinian narrative, with its emphasis on biological evolution as the primary driver of change, now gives way to a narrative shaped by the currents of cultural values. We are navigating a “postDarwinian era,” a landscape where the evolution of life is steered not only by the forces of biology but by the intricate interplay of ideas, beliefs, and human agency. In the wake of this paradigmatic shift towards a “postDarwinian era”, this project explores the role of media art in relation to questions of evolution, ecology, global warming, pollution, coexistence, biotechnology and the presence of what we might term “extreme biologies.”
本年度の活動内容
Group discussions on the entanglements of biotechnology and cultural values (June and July)
Fieldwork to collect moss and microorganisms at Miki Park, Ogaki City (June and July).
Observation and experiments with moss, tardigrades, nematodes, rotifers, etc. (June and July)
Exhibition of research activities at IAMAS OPEN HOUSE (July)
Fieldwork to collect moss and microorganisms around Softopia Japan (September, October).
Observation and experiments about cryptobiosis (October and November)
Group discussions on art in collaboration with animals and animal rights (November)
Fieldwork to collect moss and microorganisms at Yokozo Temple and Kengon Temple, Gifu (December).
Group discussions on biotechnology and extreme genetics (December)
Oral presentation and exhibition of artworks showing the progress achieved during the first year at IAMAS (January)