Interdisziplinäre Vorlesungsreihe «Kein Kino»
13. Mai, 18:30–20 Uhr
Vortrag / Vorlesung
with Dr. Ana Rajcevic. Presented by Swissnex in Boston & New York and the Department of Design of Zurich University of the Arts
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In this virtual lecture presented by Swissnex in Boston & New York and the Department of Design of Zurich University of the Arts, Ana Rajcevic introduces their work in hybrid human-embodiments.
The figure of the body is continually redefining itself. The latest advances in robotics, prosthetics, implants and bioengineering allows us to alter ourselves in new and unprecedented ways. As we strive towards the new prosthetic bodies that merge the biological and artificial worlds, how might we choose to evolve ourselves? Can alternative materializations of the body generate alternative experiences of being? What is the future of the body? Working at the intersection of art, design, and technology, Ana Rajcevic explores these evolving questions and more through the creation of 'hybrid prosthetics', or what they term ‘chimeric embodiments’.
In this edition of Kein Kino, presented by presented by Swissnex in Boston and New York and the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Ana Rajcevic introduces their work in hybrid human-embodiments, a multi-disciplinary inquiry that combines experimental art and design with research in technology, robotics, biomedicine, history, materials science, and psychology. Specifically, Ana will introduce us to their concept of Chimera, a creature central to their enquiry, which symbolizes a fusion of entities and practices, born from the amalgamation of machine, animal, and human, as well as the blend of artistic, scientific, and cultural endeavors Ana has engaged in.
Dr. Ana Rajcevic is an artist, designer and researcher, working at the intersection of sculpture, prosthetics and technology. Ana's work spans across multiple platforms that include scientific research, art installations, exhibitions, performances and photo/video works. Through a multi-disciplinary inquiry, that combines experimental art and design with research in biomedicine, robotics, materials science, and psychology, Ana creates ‘hybrid prosthetics’ using most notably natural and synthetic polymers and medical biomaterials, as well as novel technologies, such as AI, robotics and biotechnologies. Ana Rajcevic’s works have been exhibited internationally in museums and institutions such as the Smithsonian Museum (USA), Boijmans Museum (NL), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (DE), Science Museum (UK), Science Week (DE) and Venice Design Biennale (IT), and are in the permanent collection of Design Museum den Bosch (NL), among others. Ana has received multiple awards for their work, and regularly collaborates with Science and Technology institutes. Ana holds a PhD in Artistic Research from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and is also a visiting lecturer at UAL- the University of the Arts, London. Starting in 2024, Ana joined the MIT Biomechatronic Lab at the MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, as a Research Scientist, expanding her human augmentation research into neurologically controlled hybrid embodiments.
Die öffentliche, interdisziplinäre Vorlesungsreihe «Kein Kino – Design Realities – Future Technologies» richtet sich an ein interdisziplinäres Publikum. Im Fokus der Reihe steht die Auseinandersetzung mit Projekten, die sich an der Schnittstelle von Design – Kunst – Technologie bewegen. Die vortragenden Expert:innen legen projektbezogen ihren Ideenfindung, ihre Designprozesse und ihre theoretische Fundierung offen und laden ein zur kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem präsentierten Material.
Die Vorlesungsreihe führt drängende Themen aus den Bereichen Game Design, Videokunst, Social Media, Tanz, Theater und Komposition für Film und neue Medien mit der Absicht zusammen, ausgewählte Trends in Kunst, Kultur und Design aufzuzeigen, deren gesellschaftstransformierende Kraft zu diskutieren und Schnittstellen zwischen den einzelnen Teilbereichen sichtbar zu machen.
Die Reihe versteht sich als Einladung zum Wissensaustausch und soll Impulsgeber für disziplinübergreifende Projekte sein.
Vorlesungsreihe "Kein Kino". Grafik: Patrik Ferrarelli. © ZHdK.
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