| BioFeel
exhibition
PICA Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Opening Wednesday 31 July 2002
Exhibition dates Thursday 1 August – Sunday 25 August 2002
BioFeel is curated by Oron Catts, Manager of SymbioticA – the
Art & Science Collaborative Research Laboratory in the Department
of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western Australia.
It is a survey of the major projects completed over the last 3 years
in the studios and laboratories of SymbioticA, and will include the
highly acclaimed Fish & Chips project premiered at the 2001 Ars
Electronica Festival, Linz, Austria. The exhibition will also present
work by Adam Zaretsky, Amy Youngs, Marta de Menezes, Lindsay Vickery
and Darren Moore.
The opening of new possibilities and alternative futures is at the
core of the works presented in BioFeel. These are
not merely representations about concepts. Rather they are tangible
suggestions, employing new technologies
yet to be subverted. This exhibition was originally conceived to present
recent work created in SymbioticA by The Tissue Culture & Art
Project and the SymbioticA
Research Group. These works have been shown elsewhere, but never in
Perth and never as a collection. In addition, BioFeel seemed an ideal
vehicle to present
the results of Adam Zaretsky’s six-month residency in SymbioticA
and to début his MMMM installation. Marta de Menezes’
and Amy Youngs’ works were chosen to be included in this show
as they each raise issues concerning the practices that are being
explored in SymbioticA. Marta is investigating the notion of the biomedical
lab as an artist’s studio. Amy’s Rearming the Spineless
Opuntia deals with the responsibilities that might have to be exercised
once living systems are deliberately manipulated.
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continued in the BIOFEEL PDF catalog)
This
project has been assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the
Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. BioFeel has
been sponsored by the University of Western Australia, BEAP, Coherent
Scientific, Nikon Japan, CTEC, Jumbo Vision, Medic Vision, DX Computers,
SciTech Pty Ltd, Email Air Handling, The Daniel Langlois Foundation
for Art, Science and Technology; Acouve, Acoustic Vibration Laboratories,
Surrey Upholstery and the Ohio Arts Council.
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