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 This weeks lectures were on Space and Art. This has been a particularly interesting because we are currently in the time of space travel and exploration. One particular piece was the Makrolab. This lab was created to be a mobile laboratory for artists to come and launched electronics into the public sphere (Pelijhan 200). This reminded me of a space shit type pod. Some may not know but there is actually art pieces floating in space. One artist, Azuma actually tied a bouquet to a bunch of flowers and launched it into space 100,000ft in the air (Maldanado 2018). This reminded me of isolated art and the Ice Laboratory where they are creating opportunities for people isolated in the arctic (Kilpisjarvi 2011). This brings out the factor in art that allows it to be isolated while helping or inspiring others.     Space is a very interesting and dark place, we haven't been on the moon since the 1900s. Space exploration is limited however, The Leonardo Space Art Project is changi...

     This weeks lectures were on Nanotechnology. Nanotechnology in an essence is a phenomena that takes place at dimensions in the nanometre scale are utilized in the design, characterization, production and application of materials, structures, devices and systems (Scenihr 2006). In nanotech-art scientists become artists by using nanotechnology in their art form. One particular artwork that interested me was Cris Orfescu's "Black Eye NanoOctopus" which was made by a hydrolyzing a tiny drop of a titanium organometallic compound and coating the structure with gold in order to be properly visualized by a scanning electron microscope (Feder 2008).     This also related to one of the readings during this week that exhibited the Perth International Arts Festival. John Cutin's gallery showed different nanotechnology in certain art forms that were quite interesting. Mike Phillips exhibit showed the single skin cell is analyzed with an Atomic Force Microscope to explore...

 In this weeks lectures we learned about neuroscience and art. This ranged from categories about the nervous system to memory and cognitive recognition. Neuroculture as Giovanni and Suzanne would describe as "the interaction between art and science that offers opportunity to make the scientific community and the public aware of the social and ethical implications of scientific advances in neuroscience" (Giovanni, Suzanne 2009). One particular video I thought was interesting Ramachandaran's Ted Talk video where he explained the different parts of the brain and how brain damage damages the individual (Ramachandaran 2007). In particular, he explained how damages to the brain can cause you to actually forget people's faces. Opposed to not being able to control your brain, Christopher deCharms' Ted Talk explained how people can now control their own brains and reduce chronic pain (deCharms 2008). This not only was shockingly interesting information but opened a lot of ...

     This weeks topic is on BioTech and Art. This is one very interesting topic because it combines art with biotechnology. Some current topics such as designer babies can be seen as somewhat biotechnology with art which can cause questions of ethics. In particular, Molly Renda and William H. Dodge corn maze struck my eye. "It viewed not analytical and speculative perspectives and projected never ending possibilities of art" (Renda, Dodge 2019) I thought this was particularly interesting because mazes are only artistic or shown by a pattern from an aerial view. This can be seen as ethical. Biotechnology is different than other art forms, it is physically alive. Bio-artists can be seen as scientists, they spend as much time in the lab as they do in the studio (Miranda 2013). I guess that would be the only thing separating these types of artists, living tools vs objective tools. Dodge, William. Renda, Molly. "Corn Maze" Art 2020 Chin, "Me...