Bio Tehna

27/11/2023

A lot is happening at the moment in our labs and the gallery - and we love it! 🌱🦾

I Told You It's Alive
https://kersnikova.org/en/posts/events/all/emap-i-told-you-its-alive

NextBodies
https://kersnikova.org/posts/events/all/nextbodies-tri-predstavitve-umetnosti-vec-kot-cloveskih-teles

27/09/2023

We are happy to bring our projects once again to Ars Electronica 23!
🔥Honorary Mention in the AI & Life Art category went to the Biobot project by Slovenian sculptor and intermedia artist Zoran Srdić Janežič and his team: Benjamin Fele, Erik Krkač, Gregor Krpič, Kristijan Tkalec, Jakob Grčman and Cveto Kunševič, produced by Kapelica Gallery and BioTehna in the frame of konS ≡ Platform for Contemporary Investigative Art.🤖👾

22/09/2023

https://neurosciencenews.com/bioprinting-neural-networks-23943/
'Engineers have pioneered the 3D printing of nerve networks using “bioinks” packed with living neurons. This novel technique allows for the creation of 3D neural circuits that emulate the intricate connections seen in a living brain.

These bioprinted networks, bridging gray and white matter, exhibit spontaneous nerve activity and respond to stimuli. This advance opens avenues for deeper neurological research, from disease mechanisms to drug effects on the nervous system.'

This novel technique allows for the creation of 3D neural circuits that emulate the intricate connections seen in a living brain.

02/09/2023

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When a robot needs to react to external stimulus, it is extremely resource-heavy — a problem for fitting intelligence into a small space.

17/06/2023

Nastja Ambrožič & Celeste Sanja Smareglia: SymbioSanctum @ festival Svetlobna gverila

Ob zaključku 17. festivala Svetlobna gverila bi se želeli zahvaliti organizatorjem in vsem, ki so na takšen ali drugačen način prispevali k produkciji našega projekta SymbioSanctum.

Na žalost smo morali naše delo umakniti še pred zaključkom festivala, saj so neugodne razmere in zahtevni pogoji tekom produkcije in v obdobju same postavitve na Svetlobni gverili močno vplivale na razvoj in obdelavo materiala SCOBY, ki se ni obnašal skladno z našimi pričakovanji. Klasična zagata sodobne raziskovalne umetnosti na področju dela z živimi organizmi, torej 😊

Vsem, ki ste v prvih dneh festivala uspeli ujeti zametke našega umetniškega projekta in z nami delili čudovite trenutke “glitchy” interakcije biološkega in tehnološkega, se zahvaljujemo za obisk in pozitivne odzive, ostalim, ki pa instalacije niste uspeli doživeti v končni obliki ali pa ste jo na festivalu zaman iskali, pa se iskreno opravičujemo in prosimo za razumevanje.

Najlepše se zahvaljujemo kuratorjem, producentom, tehnikom in ostalemu podpornemu osebju, ki ste nam pomagai pri razvoju projekta, še posebej Katerini Mrović in ekipi festival Svetlobna gverila za njihovo povabilo k sodelovanju ter za neprecenljive predloge in usmeritve.

Avtorici: Nastja Ambrožič & Celeste Sanja Smareglia
Tehnična pomoč: Jakob Grčman
Zahvale: Isa Kombuča, Gobnjak, Bioway, Amadeja Smrekar, Jan Božič, Jure Sulič, Martin Konič, Hana Podgrajšek, Blaž Grager, Mirta Velikonja Grbac, Andrej Vencelj, Karin Petrič, Jan Švab, Rajko
Fotografije: Martin Konič, Eva Debevc, Nastja Ambrožič
Produkcija: Vivarium @ Kersnikova
Razstavo sta podprla Ministrstvo za kulturo Republike
Slovenije in Mestna občina Ljubljana – Oddelek za kulturo.

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Nastja Ambrožič & Celeste Sanja Smareglia: SymbioSanctum @ Lighting Guerilla Festival

At the conclusion of the 17th Lighting Guerilla Festival, we would like to thank the organizers and everyone who contributed in one way or another to the production of our SymbioSanctum project.

Unfortunately, we had to withdraw our work even before the end of the Festival, because unfavourable and demanding conditions during the production, and the installation period, had a strong impact on the development and processing of the SCOBY material, which did not behave according to our expectations. So, the classic conundrum of contemporary investigative art working with living organisms. 😊

We would like to thank everyone who attended the opening and caught a glimpse of our to-be art project in the first days of the Festival and shared with us wonderful moments of the "glitchy" interaction between biological and technological. We would also like to sincerely apologize to those who did not manage to experience the installation in its final form, or were searching for it in vain at the Festival, and ask for your understanding.

We would like to thank the curators, producers, technicians and other support staff who helped us in the development of the project, especially Katerina Mirović and the team of the Lighting Guerilla Festival, for their invitation and for their invaluable suggestions and directions.

Authors: Nastja Ambrožič & Celeste Sanja Smareglia
Tecnical assistance: Jakob Grčman
Special thanks: Isa Kombuča, Gobnjak, Bioway, Amadeja Smrekar, Jan Božič, Jure Sulič, Martin Konič, Hana Podgrajšek, Blaž Grager, Mirta Velikonja Grbac, Andrej Vencelj, Karin Petrič, Jan Švab, Rajko
Photos: Martin Konič, Eva Debevc, Nastja Ambrožič
Produkcija: Vivarium @ Kersnikova Institute
The exhibition was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia and the City of Ljubljana – Department for Culture.

14/06/2023

🦠What kind of role can our own microbiom play in a biosymbiotic space suit?

🧪Dorotea Dolinšek is developing her recent work on a residency at Ars Electronica BioLab.

In an interview with artist Dorotea Dolinšek, we discover the secrets of the microbiome and how our symbiotic relationship with microorganisms affects our well-being.

13/06/2023

Congratulations to all art projects, selected at Prix Ars Electronica - among them also Zoran Srdić Janežič's Biobot which received a Honorary Mention and has been produced in BioTehna since 2019. 👾 It was a long journey!

Thanks to a resilient team: Jurij Krpan, Kristijan Tkalec, Benjamin Fele, Erik Krkač, Gregor Krpič. And everyone at Kersnikova 💚

Prix Ars Electronica Photo: Ars Electronica / Martin Hieslmair Winners 2023 With 3,176 projects submitted from 98 countries, the 2023 Prix Ars Electronica once again presents itself as a central hub in the global network of media art. The prizewinners will receive 10,000 euros each for the "Golden N...

13/06/2023

'Will Neuralink have access to the brain data of the people that they implant these devices in? What are they going to do with it? And how are they going to protect user privacy?'

The billionaire’s record has raised concerns over Neuralink’s ability to responsibly oversee the development of such an invasive device

19/05/2023

'We can see that the future food is inspiring creatives around the world, and that artists and speculative designers are choosing different strategies to present their ideas.'

In 100 years, will there still be honey and coffee on Earth? Will Haribo Goldbears go extinct, will we still be able to make paprikás krumpli (paprika potatoes), if the climate change doesn’t slow down? What strategies do researchers of the future of food and diet use in order

12/05/2023

👾🌱Two projects, developed in our labs for the konSekvence exhibition at Cukrarna: Biobot and Stella Verde - Smart Garden🌱👾

Of course we have Plans for them 😉