[spectre] This Friday October 5th in Athens : Art & the Life Sciences: Ethics & perspectives

[Annick2]

Dear Spectrite,

For those of you in Athens (and for those who would like to 
come for the week end), I am super happy to take part in 
this event.
See all detailed info below.

Best
Annick

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International Meeting
Art & the Life Sciences: Ethics & perspectives, Athens

The Laboratory for Study and Conservation of Ancient and 
Modern Cultural Properties of the University of West Attica 
and the Athens School of Fine Art co-organise the 
International Meeting: “Art & the Life Sciences: Ethics & 
perspectives on Friday, October 5th, 2018 at the Theater of 
the Athens School of Fine Art (256, Pireos str.). 
Participants in the meeting will be internationally 
acclaimed artists and curators who will exchange views with 
Greek academics with international research presence at the 
intersection of art and the life sciences.

International guest speakers are Kristiina Ljokkoi, 
Vice-President of The Finnish Society for Bioarts, 
international UK artists Anna Dumitriu & Alex May and French 
curator Annick Bureaud, Director of Leonardo/OLATS, who will 
present recent developments in art-science collaboration for 
the creation of works of art and art installations. 
International guests will exchange views with Greek 
academics Prof. Georgios Panagiaris from the University of 
West Attica and Ass. Prof. Assimina Kaniari from the Athens 
School of Fine Art, as well as the general public, about the 
ethics of art - science collaboration, especially the life 
sciences and the perspectives for contemporary art production.

Context of the discussion, moderated by Annick Bureaud is to 
explore how the arts are currently perceived within 
bioscience in Greece and how they are perceived in other 
countries. What methods of collaboration are fruitful or not 
and the reasons. Why the arts are vital in scientific 
research contexts led by a research funding council. Is 
there a nascent cultural shift?


Full program:

Friday, October 5th 2018

International Meeting. Art & the Life Sciences:
Ethics & perspectives
Theatre of Athens School of Fine Art (Pireos 256)

17.00 - 17.30 Welcome speeches

17.30 - 17.50 Kristiina Ljokkoi (The Finnish Society for 
Bioarts): Ars Bioarctica Residency Program
Introduction to the art & science residency program in 
Kilpisjärvi Center for Biological Research, in Northern Finland

17.50 - 18.10 Anna Dumitriu & Alex May (University of 
Hertfordshire): ArchaeaBot
Presentation of the project ArchaeaBot (LABoral/Ars 
Electronica/ 2018)

18.10 - 18.30 Assimina Kaniari (Athens School of Fine Art): 
Writing Life: Bioartists as authors

18.30 - 18.50: Georgios Panagiaris (University of West 
Attica): Bioart: towards a common deontological framework of 
its production and display
Presentation of the results of the research project Bioart: 
definitions and limits. Research to establish a commonly 
accepted ethical management framework (BIOART) (Program 
“Archimedes III”, 2012-2015)

18.50 - 19.10 Break

19.10 - 20.00 Discussion with Annick Bureaud 
(Leonardo/OLATS): What’s Art got to do with this?
Discussion on the Ethics of Art-Science Collaboration

20.00 - 21.00 Wine reception
  "With the kind support of the Embassy of the Republic of 
Slovenia in Athens"


This event is co-organised by the Laboratory for Study and 
Conservation of Ancient and Modern Cultural Properties of 
the University of West Attica and the Athens School of Fine Art


More info:
www.facebook.com/cultlab.uniwa.gr / fb event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/176198399924979/