De Fluid Matter Special op woensdag 18 januari biedt de mogelijkheid om zelf aan de slag te gaan met kunstenaars en te ontdekken hoe zij werken. Tijdens het uitgebreide programma met lezingen, masterclasses en performances presenteren kunstenaars en wetenschappers, ontwerpers en denkers verschillende vraagstukken op het gebied van bio art en design en biowetenschappelijk onderzoek. 

Met de tentoonstelling Fluid Matter verkent MU de fluïditeit binnen en tussen lichamen, cellen en stoffen. Fluid Matter is opgebouwd rond de drie winnende projecten van de Bio Art and Design Award 2016, ontwikkeld in samenwerking met vooraanstaande Nederlandse onderzoekers in de biowetenschappen. Ze worden getoond naast andere recente werken die betrekking hebben op fluïditeit. 

Voertaal Engels

Programma woensdag 18 januari lezingen van Sonja Bäumel, Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira, Cecilia Jonsson. Masterclasses door Inés Cámara Leret, Lilian van Daal & Roos Meerman, Xandra van der Eijk, Pei-Ying Lin. Performance door Hsin Yu Chang. 

13.30 - Inloop
14.00 - Aanvang programma
14.00 - Lezing Sonja Bäumel
14.45 - Lezing Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira
15.15 - Pauze
15.30 - Lezing Cecilia Jonsson
16.00 - Aanvang Masterclasses
            Inés Cámara Leret: Your spitting image
            Lilian van Daal & Roos Meerman
            Xandra van der Eijk
            Pei-Ying Lin: Tame is to Tame* 
19.00 - Performance Hsin Yu Chang
19.15 - Aftertalks met drankjes, soep en sandwiches

*De masterclass van Pei-Ying Lin duurt tot 22.00 uur

Masterclasses

Inés Cámara Leret: Your spitting image
Buffering PH, maintaining tooth mineralisation, influencing oral microbiome, protecting and hydrating oral surfaces are just some of the many important functions that saliva performs on a daily basis. Whether from a microbial, genetic or chemical point of view understanding saliva is vital to understanding how our body works and our relationship to our ever-changing environment. Throughout this three hour workshop participants will collect their own saliva and explore the dynamic process of crystallisation, occurring from bones to phones. Each participant will gain a glance within the behavioural qualities of their own unique mix of proteins and minerals.

Duration: 3 hours
Limited spots available! Please sign up via eventbrite
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Lilian van Daal & Roos Meerman
Lilian van Daal and Roos Meerman are inspired by nature in the search for new materials, equipment and production application. Their project, Dynamorphosis merges the invisible biological process of the body with 3D printing, with attention to biology’s ability to self-assemble, transfer substances, and maintain equilibrium. The designers’ explorations test the potential of such systems as formal and functional inspirations for design. The result is a series of printed, kinetic objects. During their masterclass, they will guide the group in their expansion in technique and materials. Participants are asked to bring their laptops.

Duration: 1,5 hours
Limited spots available! Please sign up via eventbrite
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Pei-Ying Lin: Tame is to Tame

Pei-Ying Lin developed the project Tame is to Tame in which she proposes an alternative relationship between humans and viruses. During her masterclass she will guide the group The virus- taming program is built on virology research and shifts from the typical, kill-at-any-cost model of aggression towards a more collaborative and nuanced exchange. Through the roleplaying game Tame is to Tame participants will speculate about alternative relationships between humans and viruses. Pei-Ying Lin and Rachel Chang wil guide the group in making special tools to enhance physical movements that play an important role in the game.

Duration: 5 hours
Limited spots available! Please sign up via eventbrite

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Xandra van der Eijk
Within the research project Genesis, Xandra van der Eijk is studying the color properties of extremophiles, microbes that can survive or even thrive under extreme conditions. These life forms can be traced back millions of years, and are speculated to be the earliest forms of life on the planet. Their robustness and stability, even in environments as unforgiving as space, suggest they are likely the first sort of extraterrestrial life we expect to one day discover. Xandra van der Eijk will give a masterclass together with biologist Federico Muffatto. During the masterclass you will study the color properties of seaweed whilst extracting pigments from these plants.

Duration: 3 hours
Limited spots available! Please sign up via eventbrite

Waar MU
Wanneer woensdag 18 januari, 14.00 - 20.00* uur
Aanmelden & tickets via eventbrite

*De masterclass van Pei-Ying Lin duurt tot 22.00 uur