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Program Symposium

Art is Science is Art: Finding Connections Between Entomology and Art On-Demand Presentations

Webs of relation: Vibrational resonances between spider and human, between science and art

On-Demand

Presenting Author(s)

Roland Mühlethaler (he/him/his)

Research Associate
Studio Tomas Saraceno
Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Co-author(s)

Ally Bisshop

Studio Tomas Saraceno
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Tomas Saraceno

Studio Tomas Saraceno
Berlin, Berlin, Germany

This presentation will explore the art-science collaborations in the practice of Berlin-based artist Tomás Saraceno, through his Arachnophilia project. Specifically, we will explore the art-science research convergences that emerged from an engagement with the spider’s vibrational signaling capacities, and of the web as an instrument (and extended sensory organ) for vibration. From arachno concerts to large-scale vibratory installations, this presentation will speak to how art-science collaborations have the potential to open up thinking about spiderly worlds, and possibilities for human-spider relation.