Symbionts: Contemporary Artists and the Biosphere brings together over a dozen international artists whose work prompts us to reexamine our human relationships to the planet’s biosphere through the lens of symbiosis, or “with living.”

Ecological art practitioners do this by applying the principles of ecosystems to living species and their habitats throughout the lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere, including wilderness, rural, suburban and urban locations.

2023年3月9日 · Both Sutela’s and Lin’s works are known as BioArt, an emerging field at the intersection of life science and creative expression. The pieces are often metaphors, using biological media to make a...

2022年3月2日 · In the years since Burnham published his essay, bio art —art that involves living beings and biological processes—has become a meeting ground for scientific and artistic …

Although common in contemporary art about the biosphere, these “materials” challenged assumptions concerning their agency, and in some cases converted their materialities—in artistic terms—from inanimate matter to animate collaborators. Lin’s sculpture feeds on communal urine, generously supplied by museum staff.

the Biosphere brings together fourteen international artists whose work prompts us to reexamine our human relationships to the planet’s biosphere through the lens of symbiosis, or “with living.” Symbionts are organisms of different species that are found together and thrive . through their interdependent relations.

From ‘The Biosphere Project‘, Joaquín Fargas (AR), a simple way to show the world ecosytem, until ‘Colony‘, Darío Sacco (AR) that connects technology with biology and ‘Cellular Seeds - Inexorable Futures‘, Aleandra Marinaro (AR) that generates a new kind of “tech-life“.

2023年11月2日 · Art students at University College Isle of Man (UCM) have spent the autumn term creating work inspired by our UNESCO Biosphere. Colette Davies, Lecturer in Fine Art and Critical and Contextual Studies and Level 3 Art and Design Course Leader, explains the project:

2023年10月10日 · Over the years, bioart has become a strategy to both debate as well as embrace biotechnology through art, as the world is faced with the impact of global warming, drastic food insecurity and climate change. In this article, let us take a look at five bioartists who have made their mark in the field, through their works of art – and science.

“Biosphere – Art, Animals and Environment ” refers to the variety and abundance of life on Earth. It is considered as one of Earth’s most intricate and crucial features. Existence would be impossible without biological diversity. Biodiversity covers everything from humans to microorganisms and even things we don’t know much about.