Edited by Jennifer Willet, this issue address issues of bio-mobility from a variety of perspectives. With contributions from artists, theorists, programmers and tinkerers, this issue serves to address bio-mobility in relation to biomedia, bioart, biotechnology, biomedicine, ecology, phenomenology, embodiment, performance, and even re-animation of biomaterials.
Dr. Roberta Buiani traces a short history of her struggles with the social / political / economic barriers to building a DIYbio Laboratory as a non-specialist in metropolitan Toronto. In response to these circumstances she teams up with with Lisa Carrie Goldberg to develop a project called Biolab-on-Wheels.
David Dowhaniuk presents “Personal Nature,” an artist / programmer progress report on a project intended to better connect visually unresponsive patients with their families and caregivers through the projection of sound samples from the outdoors.
Antonia Hernández offers an online portfolio of photographs of microorganisms with which she shares her domestic space – specifically a delightful array of colorful and textured molds found in foods left unattended in her fridge.
Dr. Karl E. Jirgens provides readers with an analysis of contemporary artists Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller’s walking tours as mobilizing participant bodies in the production of art.
Doo-Sung Yoo traces earlier artistic practices utilizing human / robotics interfaces, as well as other cultural and scientific influences on his artwork.
Dr. Jennifer Willet presents research results from a large collaborative bioart project called BioARTCAMP, where 20 artists, scientists, and students were invited to build a portable bioart laboratory and conduct a variety of art/science projects in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.