The Fluid Matter Special on Wednesday January 18, 2017 provides an opportunity to work together with artists and discover their practice. During the extensive programme with talks, masterclasses and performances artists and scientists, designers and thinkers will pursue questions on bioart and biodesign practices and life science research. 

With the exhibition Fluid Matter, MU presents an exploration of fluidity inside and between bodies, cells and substances at vastly different scales. At the heart of Fluid Matter are the three winning projects of the Bio Art and Design Award 2016, developed in collaboration with leading Dutch researchers in the life sciences. They are presented alongside several recent works that share a dimension of fluidity.

Language English

Program Wednesday January 18th lectures by Sonja Bäumel, Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira, Cecilia Jonsson. Masterclasses by Inés Cámara Leret, Lilian van Daal & Roos Meerman, Xandra van der Eijk, Pei-Ying Lin. Performance by Hsin Yu Chang. 

13.30 - Welcome
14.00 - Start program
14.00 - Lecture Sonja Bäumel
14.45 - Lecture Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira
15.15 - Break
15.30 - Lecture Cecilia Jonsson
16.00 - Start 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 with drinks, soup and sandwiches

*The masterclass by Pei-Ying Lin continues until 10pm

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

Where MU
When Wednesday January 18, 2017, 2 pm - 8* pm
Sign up & tickets via eventbrite

*The masterclass by Pei-Ying Lin continues until 10pm