SymbioticA Tissue Engineering and Art Workshop

Tissue culture (TC) and tissue engineering (TE) 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 enables researchers to grow three dimensional living tissues constructs of varying sizes, shapes and tissue types.
 
This two-day intensive workshop introduces 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.
 
This workshop has been developed by SymbioticA’s Artistic Director Oron Catts, Dr. Stuart Hodgetts from The School of Anatomy & Human Biology and SymbioticA’s Academic Co-ordinator Ionat Zurr.

SymbioticA’s Tissue Engineering and Art Workshops have been run at:
Dies of Bioart in Barcelona (15-16th February, 2006)
AV06 Festival, University of Teesside (7-8th March 2006)
Israeli Centre for Digital Art (17 March 2007)
Subtle Technologies Festival, Canada (18-20 May 2007)
Machine Project, LA (2nd December 2007).