16th December at 2 p.m. Jan Georg Gloeckner, a doctoral student in Fine Arts, will defend art project „Wet Choreography in Artistic Biotechnology“ (Fine Arts V 002) at the Lithuanian Theater, Music and Cinema Museum (Vilniaus str. 41, Vilnius).
The dissertation defence meeting will be held in English.
Art project supervision:
Prof. Žilvinas Lilas (Vilnius Academy of Arts, Visual Arts, Fine Arts V 002).
Thesis supervision:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janis Liepiņš (Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Latvia (Latvia), Natural Sciences, Biology N 010)
The Artistic Research Project will be defended at a public meeting of the Academic Board of Fine Arts at Vilnius Academy of Arts composed of the following members:
Chairperson:
Assoc. Prof. Julijonas Urbonas (Vilnius Academy of Arts, Visual Arts, Fine Arts V 002, Design V 003)
Members:
Prof. Dr. Vilius Dranseika (Jagiellonian University Kraków (Poland), Humanities, Philosophy H 001)
Artist-researcher Dr. Tania de León Yong (Academy of Media Arts Cologne (Germany), Visual Arts, Fine Arts V 002)
Prof. habil Dr. Indriķis Muižnieks (University of Latvia (Latvia), Natural Sciences, Biology N 010)
Dr. Rūta Spelskytė-Liberienė (Vilnius Academy of Arts, Visual Arts, Fine Arts V 002)
Abstract
Wet Choreography in Artistic Biotechnology concerns the development and performance of fungix movements in submerged culture. I am taking a closer look at factors that influence fungix and how to interact with fungal dancers through these factors. In other words, I am trying to establish a "choreographic language".
The purpose of this dissertation, beyond its formal academic purpose, is to define a novel field of research and mode of inquiry within the area of the biological arts, colloquially referred to as "Bio-Art". This novel field of research and mode of inquiry is born from the merging of biotechnology, which itself is a merger of engineering and natural sciences, with contemporary art. This synthesis may be referred to as Artistic Biotechnology. The practice of biotechnology, involving work with cultures in vivo and in vitro, is also a form of craft. Within Artistic Biotechnology, both knowledge and artworks are created through biotechnological processes, making the craft of biotechnology an integral and component that cannot be omitted. This journey-oriented research takes a closer look at the following fungix through the lens of choreography: Penicillium italicum, Laetiporus sulphureus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pholiota squarrosa.
Partner:
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Jan Georg Gloeckner, 2025.
