Lecture date: 2009-11-05
Zbigniew Oksiuta is an artist and architect experimenting with the possibility of designing biological structures. Oksiuta concentrates in his research on reducing space to the very bare minimum: to physiological existence based primarily upon verifiable physical, chemical and biological parameters. His projects examine dynamic systems that transfer information and energy through liquid mediums. Using biological polymers as building materials, he develops liquid, jelly-like and rigid 3D membranes as a kind of human-scale biological fabricator under different gravitation conditions: on earth, underwater and in space.In the workshop a group of students will learn how to design a human-scale biological enclosure.
The workshop will culminate in an Evening Lecture by Zbigniew Oksiuta on his research into biological futures and the Workshop in progress at 6.00 on Thursday 5 November in the Lecture Hall and a public presentation of the week’s work on Friday 6 November.
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