Exhibitions

BEAP2007
Still, Living
Curated by Jens Hauser
Produced by SymbioticA

From frogs that mutate naturally to the fallouts of biowarfare and torture, seminal bio-art exhibition Still, Living showcased work dealing with biological systems, as part of the third Biennale of Electronic Arts Perth. Produced by SymbioticA and curated by Paris based independent curator Jens Hauser, Still, Living was a tour de force of experimental biological art (including rarely exhibited wet biological art practices), and an opportunity for audiences to experience and engage with work at the forefront of cutting edge bio-art.

Ars Electronica 2007
SymbioticA Showcase
Curated by Oron Catts
Produced by SymbioticA

As the winners of the inaugural Hybrid Arts Golden Nica SymbioticA's director Oron Catts was asked to curate a showcase exhibition to highlight the work developed in SymbioticA. The five works chosen represent the diversity of practices in SymbioticA ranging from molecular biology, mycology, tissue culture, entomology, and  biological materials gleaned from animals.  Besides the different media used, the works also express a wide scope of concerns stemming from the use of living systems/materials for human-centric ends.

BEAP2004
BioDifference: The Political Ecology Exhibition
Curated by Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr

From a pin-ball competition between humans and micro-organisms to the movements of rolling robotic fish bowls, the anti-aesthetic of breeding plants and fungi grown into textile stains. BioDifference explored Biological art with ideas concerning relationships with living systems and the interconnectivity of the different levels of life. It brought together an array of critical and activist voices and discourses engaged with ecosystems to single DNA strands.

BEAP2002
BIOFEEL: Art and Biology
Curated by Oron Catts

The art in BioFeel goes beyond the fantasy of the surrealist project. The artists are dealing with the actual wet palette of possibilities of life manipulation offered by biotechnology. Each artist, with humour and irony, critique the science facts and fictions of our brave new world.