Laura Splan
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Group Exhibition
ON VIEW THRU 8/30: "The Foragers" at Fortezza di Mont'Alfonso (ITALY)
CURRENT EXHIBITION: robotically carved marble sculptures by Laura Splan, Auriea Harvey, Phillip K. Smith III, Carla Gannis, Ashley Zelinskie...
Artwork
"The Foragers"
robotically carved marble sculpture exploring molecular "microdramas" among fungal worlds and built environments
Commission
"Cryptic Lineages" Performance Screening at Museum of the Moving Image
multimedia performance screening exploring the "ambient labor" of instrumentalized bodies through speculations on computational futures
Artwork
"Cryptic Lineages"
AI-generated video and sound exploring how cultural constructions of the "natural" and the "individual" are shaped by the computational
Commission
"Baroque Bodies (Sway)" in Getty PST
immersive interactive installation exploring social and biological interconnectedness through emergent visitor behavior
Artwork
"Bloom"
immersive 360° installation with 16-channel spatial soundscape by Linda Dement and Laura Splan in collaboration with the Cardiovascular Regeneration Group at UTS
Solo Exhibition
"Metafrictions" Preview at Onassis ONX
work in progress preview of extended reality collaborations presented by NEW INC and EY Metaverse Lab
Multimedia Performance
"A Guided Sublimation (Encode/Exhale)" at MoMA for Biodesign Summit
special morning performance screening of "A Guided Sublimation" for the Biodesign Summit at Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Commission
"A Guided Sublimation" at Vanderbilt Museum Planetarium
immersive planetarium experience with molecular animations, spatial sound, scent, and custom star projections exploring magnitudes of interconnectedness
Artwork
"Baroque Bodies (Configurations)"
data-driven 3D animation and sound exploring ecological entanglements connecting environment and gene expression
Artwork
"Baroque Bodies (Ambient Portals)"
3D animations with molecular models and AI-generated images, accompanied by sonifications of scientific visualizations
Artwork
"Tangible Variations"
woven molecular visualizations exploring the "tactical tactile" through intuitive material engagement with complexity
Group Exhibition
"Doilies" in "Life Eternal: The Nobel Prize Museum at Liljevalchs"
exhibition exploring notions of eternity with Laura Splan, Anna Dumitriu, Andrea Galvani, Mark Dion, Rineke Dijkstra, William Kentridge...
Artwork
"Doilies (SARS, HIV, Influenza, Herpes, Hepadna)"
digitally fabricated lace sculptures depicting viruses (SARS, HIV, Influenza, Herpes, Hepadna)
Solo Exhibition
"Hypertelic" in RYAN LEE Gallery's RL Window on the High Line
kaleidoscopic molecular animations featured on New York City's High Line
Commission
"Syndemic Sublime" in "La irrupció" at Santa Mònica for ISEA
electronic art exhibition with Laura Splan, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Sofia Crespo, Marina Núñez, Robertina Šebjanič, Nick Montfort...
Artwork
"Renatured"
archival pigment prints created with molecular models of coronavirus spike protein
Solo Exhibition
"Unraveling" at BioBAT Art Space
immersive installation with molecular animations and soundscape exploring remote intimacies
Artwork
"Unraveling"
animations created with molecular models of the coronavirus spike protein
Artwork
"Termination Sequences"
remote sound collaborations with biotech workers and scientists rematerializing the coronavirus mRNA sequence
Group Exhibition
"Syndemic Sublime" at Pioneer Works
installation for Second Sundays with Laura Splan, Tin & Ed, Lauren Lee McCarthy, Alexandra Bell, Lizzi Bougatsos...
Solo Exhibition
"Rhapsody for an Expanded Biotechnological Apparatus" at the Tang
immersive haptic sound installation with tactile rug made from laboratory animal fiber exploring remote sensing
Solo Exhibition
"Entangled Entities" at The New Gallery
installation with sensory experiences exploring interspecies entanglement through networked devices and tactile sculpture
Artwork
"Remote Entanglements"
fan networked to wind data at vivarium housing animals who produce pharmaceutical products exploring embodiment
Artwork
"Contested Territories"
networked laboratory mixers containing llama feces activated by Twitter activity relating to the contested status of science
Artwork
"Embodied Objects"
computerized Jacquard weavings with data-driven patterns created with EMG recordings of bodily movement
Solo Exhibition
"Embodied Objects" at Occurrence
installation with digitally fabricated weavings, prints, and sculptures exploring the rematerialization of bodily experience
Artwork
"Recursive Expressions"
giclée prints with computer generated & hand-manipulated patterns made with electromyography data
Artwork
"Manifest"
3D-printed sculptures with data-driven forms created with EMG measurements of facial expressions
Artwork
"Blank Stare"
laser etchings on paper with data-driven patterns generated from biometric measurements of attention level
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Themes & Concepts
Biopolitics
Disease, Epidemics, Pandemics
Interspecies, Multispecies
Posthumanities
Science, Biology, Biotechnology
Touch, Tactility
Media & Forms
Animation
Experimental Materials
Immersive Installations
Sculpture
Textiles / Fiber
Works On Paper
Materials & Process
Biometrics, Sensors
Cosmetic Facial Peel
Hacked Devices
Laboratory Animal Fiber
Molecular Modeling & Animation
Needlework
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