at Aalto University. Biofilia is one of the oldest platforms for trans-disciplinary research and education in Europe, connecting arts and science disciplines at practical and theoretical level.
Michaela was warmly welcomed by Biofilia’s laboratory manager, Larisa Chernyaeva, who offered a comprehensive tour of the facilities, showcasing a range of artistic projects which were develop in the lab that explore the intersection of biology and art. During her visit, Michaela also met artist Genietta Varsi, whose fascinating work involves extracting sweat and transforming it into crystals. Varsi’s examines the porous nature of borders that are seen as spaces of contact and exchange. In her work, she creates a series of tools and actions to activate the skin and promotes the liberation of the waters that flows within the body.
This visit provided valuable insights into the innovative projects at Biofilia and sparked inspiring conversations around the merging of biology and art. For more information on Biofilia, visit Aalto University’s Biofilia page.
‘A bio lab is a place of working with living organisms, brought out of their habitat so we can learn to think outside of the Petri dish. Let’s take care of these teachers!’
At the Avans Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology (Caradt), Michaela Davidová is lab coordinator at creative research lab Material Incubator
The research group Biobased Art and Design capitalises on the role of artistic practice in unlocking the unique potentials of living organisms for everyday materials and communicating these to a broader public. In doing so, the group aims to instigate and accelerate our widespread understanding, further development and usage of such materials. The group’s research approach encourages tangible interactions with the living organisms, such as algae, fungi, plants and bacteria, to explore and understand their unique qualities and constraints through diverse technical and creative methods taking artists, designers and scientists as equal and active partners in the material creation.
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