[rohrpost] The Arts & Genomics Centre residency for bioartists in laboratories of Leiden University

[Ingeborg Reichle]

The Arts & Genomics Centre residency for bioartists in laboratories of
Leiden University

The Arts & Genomics Centre is pleased to announce that BIOARTISTS can
now apply for a RESIDENCY in laboratories of Leiden Universtity, The
Netherlands by submitting a proposal

The residency consists of a three month period in which you produce an
art work in laboratories of Leiden University. After that there will be
a one month exposition of the artwork in museum Naturalis
(www.naturalis.nl). The exhibition will involve interaction with
visitors. The whole project takes place between October 1st, 2007 and
September 30th, 2008. Within that period, the timing is fexible. The
project is part of a larger research project Imagining Genomics:
Introducing Visuality in the Genomics Debate. The project focusus
particularly on the role of visual art in moral debates on genomics. The
two post-docs working on this project collaborate with the artist. They
also reflect on art, science, and ethics in general, and this project in
particular. The project is funded by the Centre for Society and Genomics.

Dutch artists as well as artists from abroad can apply. The fee for the
whole project is 12,000 Euro. The application deadline is September 1st,
2007. The artist will be chosen by a jury. The results will be announced
by September 15th, 2007.

For the application form please see: http://www.artsgenomics.org/