Online Evening Lecture: Yoko Shimizu on Future Biology.

06. April 2022

18:00 - 20:00 Uhr

Hörsaal 5 / Hybridmodus

Online-Vortrag der Künstlerin Yoko Shimizu in englischer Sprache. Im Impulsvortrag zum Workshop "Ökologien zum Anfassen – Die 'New Materialisms' zwischen Kunst, Wissenschaft und Religion" macht die Künstlerin das kreative Potenzial der Natur als Inspirationsquelle und Vorbild sichtbar: Was können wir daraus für die Gestaltung neu und offen gedachter Ökosysteme lernen - für eine nachhaltige Zukunft unseres Planeten?

Yoko Shimizu, Creative Symbiosis – The Future of Design (Photo: Yoko Shimizu).
Yoko Shimizu, Creative Symbiosis – The Future of Design.

Future Biology:

Creativity Expands from Earth to Space

Online Evening Lecture with Yoko Shimizu

April 6, 2022, 6–8pm / 18:00-20:00 
Lecture Hall 5 / hybrid mode

The lecture by Yoko Shimizu will be online and can be attended in accordance with the Corona-regulations in place at KU Linz or online!


Registration up to and including April 6, 2022 at: k.borchhardt[at]ku-linz.at.
Please tell us if you want to participate on-site or online!

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The beautiful mechanisms of biology, nature, and the universe provide inspiration for our creative and sustainable future. How can we better understand, communicate, and create with nature? Can we build a creative ecosystem where not only humans but also AI and machines learn from nature and create in a more planet-centric way? As an artist and biochemistry researcher, Yoko Shimizu develops innovative technologies and artworks that combine science and art - working with companies, government agencies, museums, and universities around the world. In this presentation, we explore the latest projects on how biological research drives creative innovation in the new era of co-creation, where human activity expands from Earth to space. From living ink that grows freely to a new form of space flight using AI and biology, we look into the future of creative expressions.

The lecture is organised by Ass.-Prof. Dr. Kerstin Borchhardt (Institute of History and Theory of Art) and linked to the workshop Ökologien zum Anfassen – Die New Materialisms zwischen Kunst, Wissenschaft und Religion on April 7, 2022 at KU Linz. For more information see here.

Artist Yoko Shimizu at the Ars Electronica Center Bio Lab in Linz.
Yoko Shimizu at the Ars Electronica Center Bio Lab.

Yoko Shimizu
is a researcher and artist at Ars Electronica Futurelab with a background in biology and chemistry.

She began her career as a creative director and consultant for corporations, and later founded her lab, where she developed innovative technologies and installations that combine science and art. Yoko works with companies, government agencies, museums, and universities around the world. She is also a speaker and lecturer at international events, conferences, and educational institutions.

Further information on Yoko Shimizu.



See also
Kerstin Borchhardt
Zwischen Science und Fiction: Experimentelle Ökologien in der zeitgenössischen Medienkunst
"Stichproben"-Lecture at Kepler Salon Linz
March 22, 2022, 6–8pm / 18:00-20:00
Further information
 

9.3.2022/rk

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