[micro]biologies I: the bacterial sublime

Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:00

On view
27 Sep-30 Nov 2014

[micro]biologies I: the bacterial sublime

Sunday 28 September, 15.00h - Artist talk 
Sunday 30 November - Workshop with the artist (registration only)

The third exhibition Of Art Laboratory Berlin's series [macro]biologies & [micro]biologies will be a solo retrospective of British artist Anna Dumitriu, whose work in the field of art and science brings together historical narratives, cutting edge biomedical research and an interest in ethical concerns. Dumitriu is well known for creating "The VRSA Dress" & and "The MRSA Quilt" which were made from so-called 'superbugs'. To create those works she grew bacteria onto textiles and used natural and clinical antibiotics to create patterns (sterilised prior to exhibition). The exhibition will also include works from her "Romantic Disease" series which explores the history of tuberculosis (TB) from artistic, social and scientific perspectives and covers subjects such as superstitions about the disease, TB's literary and romantic associations, the development of antibiotics and the latest research into whole-genome sequencing of mycobacteria. 
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Curators: Regine Rapp & Christian de Lutz

 The Communicating Bacteria Dress (detail) by Anna Dumitriu Photo (C) Tim Deussen
The Communicating Bacteria Dress (detail) by Anna Dumitriu Photo (C) Tim Deussen