Words Matter
An installationby Karolina Zyniewicz, 2024 Alumnus Resident of the Coalesce Center for Biological Art.
In the Department of Art Project Space
Center For the Arts, Room 155
On View: October 17-24, 2024
Reception: October 17, 5-7PM
Artist Statement:
I’ve chosen one from many different definitions of art: art is a way to perceive the world; it is a cognitive attitude. In my opinion, creation is based on staging research situations linked with crucial problems of modernity. Art should pose questions while getting the answers requires direct contact with the audience. I use the word life with an inclusive meaning. In my opinion, life as a topic contains everything essential and exciting. The crucial element of life lies in its biological aspect. That is why I decided to make biology the background of my artistic practices. I do my best to touch on critical contemporary issues such as the approach of modern people to biological aspects of their life, the social attitude to cutting-edge biotechnology, and bio-medicine. In all my artistic/research activities, I touch on boundaries. These are the borders of a body (not only the human body), between nature and culture, and between nature and post-nature (meaning the laboratory world).
Credits:
In collaboration with:
Dmitry Morozov (vtol);
Coalesce: Center for Biological Art Liver Center of Western New York;
Organized by Art Faculty Paul Vanouse, with assistance from MFA Candidate Aidelen Montoya;
Technical support from Dominic Licata, Instructional Support Technician for Graphic Design, Art & Technology.