ART & SCIENCE NODE

“We believe that artistic exploration can and should raise awareness about the challenges of the 21st century as well as about the importance and impact of the scientific research, for the better understanding and well-being of the world and its inhabitants.”

Art & Science Node (ASN) is a creative & innovative network aiming at and committed to the creation of the synergy between art, science and technology. It provides a platform to bring people of diverse backgrounds together in order to explore and generate new ideas and alternative perspectives on science and culture. ASN develops and supports transdisciplinary projects, international exhibitions, discussion panels as well as "artists in laboratories" residence programs and interdisciplinary workshops. ASN team, members and partners are professionals – theorists and practitioners from multiple organizations and institutions found all over the world. As we understand the public engagement and education to be one of the most important challenges for the art and science communities, we develop innovative communication strategies for the benefit of the society of knowledge.

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RHIZOSPHERE NETWORK

We are becoming more and more aware that the structure of our reality is based on multiple, dynamic, interactive networks of constantly processed data: from neural networks to the World Wide Web; from the natural circulatory systems to social, economic and cultural phenomena. Various layers of the reality are interconnected with each other. Understanding of the world as a multi-faceted environment gave rise to the concept of an interface of a unique form that would serve as an introduction into the world of creativity, artistic research and practice, scientific discovery and technological progress. In presents both biological and digital characteristics, linking the physical and technological realities together. The interface has a nonhierarchical structure. In its form it refers to the root networks, while in its idea – to the Wood Wide Web concept of the underground world of connections and mutual exchange.

Rhizosphere: The Big Network of Small Worlds is an innovative and comprehensive program in the field of art-science education. It serves as a response to changes taking place in both our environment and the contemporary culture. The project was inspired by research on plant network strategies and the “Wood Wide Web” concept. It investigates the potential impact of the gained knowledge on the process of cultural paradigms change, increase of the ecological awareness and development of the social ecosystems. The implementation of the program is based on exploration and experiment; on inter-environmental co-operation; on knowledge and experience sharing.
The project was initiated with an inter-university cooperation between the Studio for Transdisciplinary Projects and Research at the Faculty of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies of the University of Arts in Poznań and the Faculty of Biology of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, with the support and partnership by Art & Science Node. The network of the Rhizosphere projects and partners has been growing rapidly, with over 10 institutions, organizations and places involved in various activities.

Learn more about the Rhizosphere project & network here