BioCamp: Gardens as ‘Biotechnik’
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- Name of the organization or individual
- TodaysArt JAPAN
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY29 Creation Grant [Single-year grant program] 2nd term
Business Overview
Under the theme of "biotechnology and art," this camp program invites participants from Japan and overseas. The theme of this workshop is "gardens," and the aim is to take a critical view of biotechnology, which is deeply involved in human ecology and social life, and to make active and creative use of it. Starting with Joe Davis, a leading expert in bioart, artists and researchers from professional institutions around the world will gather. 20 participants will participate in talks and workshops to build an international network among DIY bio labs and communities that are expanding worldwide.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, February 10, 2018 to Saturday, February 17
- Venues
- Red Bull Studios TOKYO (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), BioClub Tokyo/FabCafe MTRL (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
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Profile
【Todays Art JAPAN】
Not only art using advanced technology, but also art, music, technology, dance, architecture, and various other forms of expression that take up the cutting-edge of the times and society as themes are defined as "advanced art." The producer unit is engaged in urban art projects that gather from the world to Tokyo and appeal from Tokyo to the world. In contrast to the art festivals and music festivals that have flourished in many regions in recent years, we aim to build a platform that proposes the present Japanese culture, which has not been discussed in the context of art until now, as an extension of "club culture" in the broad sense, and create a place where a wide variety of "people," "information," and "culture" meet in an open environment, and where new cultural branches and real communities are born induced by chemical changes.