[spectre] SYMBIOTICA TISSUE ENGINEERING AND ART WORKSHOP_D Í AS DE BIOARTE'06_BARCELONA

[monica bello]

SymbioticA Tissue Engineering and Art Workshop
prepared by Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr
of SymbioticA - The Art&Science Collaborative Research Laboratory

Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th February, from 10.30am to 13.30pm and from
16pm a 18pm
Laboratories of the Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona

This workshop is part of the event Días de Bioarte¹06

Tissue culture and tissue engineering represent a new area for artistic
engagement. These branches
of biomedical research have a major influence on perceptions of body, self
and medical thinking.
Tissue engineering enable researchers to grow three dimensional living
tissues constructs of
varying sizes, shapes and tissue types.

This two days intensive workshop will introduce artists and other interested
people to basic 
principals of animal tissue culture and tissue engineering, as well as to
its history and the different
artistic projects working with TC and TE.

On the Thursday 16 de Febrero at 19.30pm it will take place a discussion
forum at the auditorium
of Centre d¹Art Santa Mònica, with the participants of the workshop and the
directors. 
The discussion will be open to the public.

Registration:
Between the 10th of January and the 10th of February 2006, sending an email
to info_santamonica.cultura at gencat.net, with your name and surname, address,
telephone and ID, 
as well as a description of why you are interested  in  taking part in the
workshop. 
There is  a limit of 15 participants.
The cost of the workshop is 100 euros; concessions: 75 euros.

Certificate:
The participants in the workshop will receive an assistance certificate and
a credit for their university studies.

Useful addresses:
Facultat de Biología, Universitat de Barcelona
Av. Diagonal, 645
08028 Barcelona

Centre d¹Art Santa Mònica
Rambla de Santa Mònica, 7
08002 Barcelona
 
Further information:
http://www.capsula.org.es
http://www.gencat.net/casm/
contact: info at capsula.org.es
+34 654563239 (Mónica Bello)
+34 653795456 (Ulla Taipale)