This event is the final event of the Reading Group ECTOGENESIS and will happen publicly.

In the context of our new series PERMEABLE BODIES, Art Laboratory Berlin launches a series of online reading groups as a fork-out project of UNBORN0x9 showing in the exhibition Matter of Flux. Initiated by Shu Lea Cheang and Ewen Chardronnet with Future Baby Production, UNBORN0x9 reflects on the techno-scientific developments in obstetrical medicine, its social, cultural, philosophical and prospective implications and to offer an artistic view of the science in the making. During 2021-2022, UNBORN0x9 was part of the EU platform ART4MED.eu, which focuses on a methodological framework that fosters collaboration between artists, health and biomedical researchers. The online reading group aims to enable cross-border knowledge exchange – across nations, races, genders, real and virtual borders. For the studies in three specific topics –  Ultrasound, Ectogenesis, Surrogacy, the online web platform incorporates reading materials, co-writing pads and online chats as multiple interface entries. Guided by a LEADER with 10 registered READERS, the online reading group aims for in-depth research/studies and motivates public debate on these topics of concern.
The first online reading group with the focus on Ectogenesis is scheduled to launch on 27 April 2023 for one month duration, ending with a Hybrid reading performance public event on May 27 2023. We have invited Dr. Elizabeth Chloe Romanis as the LEADER of the Ectogenesis reading group.

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