Sarah Grant
Bioelectronics with Intelligent Slime Molds
Natural Signal Processing 4
Seminar
Format
Seminar
Event Information
The small amoeba Physarum polycephalum is known by many nicknames: Blob, Witch's Butter, Slime Mold, ... In four workshop sessions, we will delve deeper into this fascinating organism. We will cultivate it and create hybrid bioelectronic circuits from it. The moist, bright yellow organism consists of branched threads that can be used as wires and are comparable to hardware components such as oscillators or radio transmitters.
In the second, third, and fourth sessions, we will develop bioelectronic circuits and experiment with them. At the end of the workshop, each participant will be able to take home a functioning hybrid bioelectronic circuit.
Short biography
Sarah Grant is an American media artist and educator based in Berlin. She is a member of the Weise7 studio in Berlin and serves as a Lecturer in the Digital Arts program at Die Angewandte in Vienna, Austria. Grant holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art from UC Davis and a Master of Professional Studies in Media Arts from New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. Her teaching and artistic practice focus on exploring the electromagnetic spectrum, computer networks, and integrating organic materials as electrical components in electronic circuits.
Location
SCHOOL OF SURVIVAL, Hall for Contemporary Art
Language
English
Information for participants
The so-called SURVIVAL PASS, which can be obtained free of charge on request when you first enter the exhibition, allows unlimited free access to the exhibition and participation in the SCHOOL OF SURVIVAL.
Prior registration is not required. Once the 35 slots for the SCHOOL OF SURVIVAL are filled, the course is considered full. Please arrive on time accordingly. For group visits with more than 8 people, we kindly request prior arrangement via besuch@deichtorhallen.de.
All offerings of the SCHOOL OF SURVIVAL can be attended without prior knowledge. Materials will be provided on-site unless otherwise specified. Feel free to bring personal materials that are important to you for the workshop.