November 2008, 18:00 - 19:00, UCL, Garwood Lecture Theatre
(how to get there at the bottom of the page)
Anna Dumitriu: "Talking to Bacteria, Unnecessary Research and the Sublime"
In this talk Anna Dumitriu will explain her approach to
transdisciplinary art practice, what working collaboratively means to
her, why she 'talks' to bacteria and why unnecessary research is so
important. As Einstein said: "If we knew what it was we were doing, it
would not be called research, would it?
Anna Dumitriu's highly experimental work is involved with the nature
of trans-disciplinary practice-based research. She has collaborated
with scientists on at least 10 major projects over the past eleven
years and often tends to go very deeply into her chosen area of
research, taking on, or attempting to take on the role of scientist,
in an almost performative sense, raising paradigmatic questions in her
work. Her installations, interventions and performances use a range of
digital, biological and traditional media including video projections,
mobile phones and embroidery, working with diverse audiences often in
non-traditional settings. Her key research interests are normal flora
microbiology, artificial life (and its links to microbiology),
philosophical notions of the sublime, medicine and healthcare.
Her work has been exhibited internationally including USA, Brazil,
France, Russia and Lithuania and is held in international public
collections including the Science Museum, London. She is currently
Artist in Residence at The Centre for Computational Neuroscience and
Robotics at Sussex University, participating in the prestigious
e-MobiLArt project (European Mobile Lab for Interactive Artists), a
visiting lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and
researching her practice-based Fine Art PhD part-time at The
University of Brighton.
How to find the Garwood Lecture Theatre:
Once you enter the main gate of UCL in Gower Street, you will face the
Portico in the UCL quadrangle courtyard. Please take the right hand
side diagonal and walk to the right corner of the building. You will
see the brass tablet indicating South Wing. Enter the second entrance
door at the South Wing, and you will find the Garwood Lecture Theatre
on the first floor. There will be signs from the entrance that will
help you to find the exact location easily.
You may also consult the UCL maps at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about-ucl/location/maps
Entrance is free, all welcome.
Looking forward to seeing you there,
Best wishes,
Gordana
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