During the late 90s there was an increasing interest among artists in the use of the tools of modern biology. While it represented a breach in the use and manipulation of living systems in the contexts of both science and art, art and science collaborations are not a new phenomenon. In some of the research areas linked to life sciences there is a long tradition of collaborations between artists and scientists A sometimes in the one person, Leonardo being exemplary.
Authors: Ionat Zurr & Oron Catts