May 27, 2015

Laznia Centre For Contemporary Art

Mieczysław Berman, The Cabinet in Session, from the series "This ishow it was," 1944. Photomontage, 34.5 x 35 cm.

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Centre for Contemporary ArtŁaźniaul. Jaskółcza 180-767 GdańskPoland

Centre for Contemporary ArtŁaźnia 2ul. Strajku Dokerów 580-544 Gdańsk – Nowy Port

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Art+Science Meeting 2015 is a continuation of a project realised by Laznia CCA since 2011. Itconsists of events presenting works of the most eminent world artists who collaborate with thescientists or whose work balances between science and art and undertakes issues concerningartificial life and artificial intelligence, contributing to the discussion on post-human condition.

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Exhibitions realized within the framework of Art+Science Meeting 2015 include:

NEARLY HUMAN8 May–5 July Curator: Jasia ReichardtCentre for Contemporary Art Łaźnia 2The subject of this exhibition is human imagination and its thirst to create a parallel world ofmachines, puppets, dolls, automata, robots, which are nearly but not quite like us.

The exhibition involves some 70 participants and encompasses three sections. The first section,which represents the majority of the exhibits consists of printed images, which deal with thehistory of ideas that touch on things that are nearly human. They represent the background of ourdesire to make things that either look like, or function, as we do. The second section includesvideo documentation of works by Pierre Bastien, Daisuke Furuike, Theo Jansen and ChicoMacMurtrie. The third section includes six kinetic works by Richard Kriesche, Tim Lewis, TonyOursler, Studio Azzurro, Jim Whiting and Christiaan Zwanikken.

The exhibition is a part of Man|Machine projects supported by a grant from Iceland, Liechtensteinand Norway through the EEA Grants and co-financed by the Polish funds.

Guy Ben-Ary: Nervoplastica31 May–14 JuneCurator: Ryszard W. KluszczyńskiLaznia Centre for Contemporary Art Guy Ben-Ary during 15 years of his practice have been combining the creative art with neurology.His projects, carried out in collaboration with scientists and other artists, balance between bioartand new media art. Nervoplastica shows three examples of cultural works which use neuronalcultures—a kind of brain resulting from bioengineering treatments. In-Potentia, the work by GuyBen-Ary and Kerstin Hudson, is a sculpture using cultured brain. In the installation The LivingScreen, created together with Tanya Visocevic, living cells are integrated into the structure of thecinematographic camera, fulfilling the function of the screen there. In the installation Snowflake,realized together with Boryana Rossa, neural network composed of rat’s cells is stimulated withsnowflake image in order to create the memory or dream of the snowflake. All three works areexamples of hybrid relationship of art and science. They transfer neural forms grown in thelaboratory to cultural sphere as art projects, inviting the audience to experience and reflect on newpost-biological reality.

Projects researched and developed at SymbioticA- Centre of Excellence in Biological Arts at TheSchool of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology, The University of Western Australia

Patrick Tresset: Human Traits31 May–14 June Curator: Ryszard W. KluszczyńskiLaznia Centre for Contemporary Art Exhibition of French artist and scientist Patrick Tresset deals with the issues of human andartificial creativity, and our relationship with the new generation of machines. His works are roboticforms, which, thanks to the use of prepared for this purpose computer programs, are able to drawportraits. In 2003 Tresset began the study of computer and robotic systems that would be able totake a similar form of activity, while retaining his distinctive artistic style. The result of these

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studies are presented within the exhibition. 3 Robots Named Paul draw portraits of exhibition’svisitors. Paul – IX is a robot drawing still life from observation. Peter is busy with drawing signsand erasing them afterwards. Its activity is stimulated by events taking place in the room, whichcan make him excited or bored or depressed. All three robotic systems create artifacts, as well ascarry out performances. They are works of art and at the same time they create art. Their creativeactivity develops in the space between art, computer science, robotics and artificial intelligence.

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Project supported by The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

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