In early September 2024, a 10-day international art and science project will be held in Venice on SKIN, participated by dozens of artists and scientists. A variety of aspects will be presented and integrated: layers, covers, boundaries, sensation, itching, communication, wrinkles, hair, sweat, beauty, wound healing, burns, transplants and fillers, chameleon and octopus skins, snake shedding, furs, tree and soil bark, skin and mental diseases, smallpox and rashes, tattooing, fashion, ancient scrolls, mummies, the microbiome envelope, curtain covers of buildings, urban and extreme environment architecture, car and machine design, economics, anthropology, mythology, literature, poetry, theatre, cinema and more.

This lab and art camp includes a digital exhibition, performance, poetry, hybrid roundtable discussions with artists and scholars from all over the world, a website and a book. This is a unique and innovative opportunity to take part in the Biennale, one of the most important cultural events in the world.

We would welcome brief 5-7 minutes presentations, brief articles and artworks, by the VIU students, former students and faculty of the consortium. Any discipline is welcome. No physical presence is required to be included.

Please contact Prof. Roth

Email: yr16276@gmail.com

Leaflet (pdf file)