The Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria, each year organises one of the most important festivals worldwide for art, science and technology. And GLUON is thrilled to be a part of the adventure! As one of the loyal partners of the Ars Electronica Center, we will present a series of online events, digitally connected to “Kepler’s Gardens” the main Festival in Linz. In collaboration with BOZAR Lab we invited artists Kuang-Yi Ku, Sandra Lorenzi and 2 scientists from the Flemish Institute for Biotech (VIB) for a talk at BOZAR in Brussels (BE). Modern biotechnology is developing very quickly. In Prometheus’ footsteps, we use new biological tools to transform our healthcare and wellbeing. In the future, researchers may develop personal medications and therapies that stop us feeling fatigue or pain, or babies with the DNA of three people that may have been made resistant to COVID19. But these applications are not without danger. Some activists and critics point to the possible social and ethical consequences: what if only the super-rich can make their children more athletic and intelligent? In the light of current debates on the use of genetic modification, BOZAR, GLUON and the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) invite the public to a guided tour in the most fascinating labs in Europe, and discuss scientific, ethical and social issues of the latest technology used in biology labs, through the eyes of artists from the Studiotopia art&science residency programme, Kuang-Yi Ku and Sandra Lorenzi.
Online talk featuring Sandra Lorenzi (artist), Kuang-Yi Ku (artist), Prof. Chris Marine (VIB), Prof. Kathleen Machiels (VIB). Moderated by Christophe De Jaeger (Gluon/BOZAR)
Watch the live screening : https://ars.electronica.art/keplersgardens/genetic-biotech-eyes/
