Biofriction Artist-in-residence ADRIANA KNOUF @ Kapelica Gallery

In the video document, Biofriction artist-in-residence Adriana Knouf talks about developing her project Xenological Entanglements. 001: Eromatase during her residency at Kapelica Gallery. She touches upon several aspects of the project, ranging from her childhood desire to go to space, xenology, self-experimentation, hormones, relationships between art, science and technology, to Leydig cell cultivation, thin-layer chromatography, […]
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Biolab Conference

On Monday 15th of March at 6 pm CET, Elisava Research and Hangar hosted the BIOLAB CONFERENCE. The conference aim was to dedicate a day to nature, materiality, bio-design and engineering. During the day, each speaker talked about their researches or specific projects that they are developing.  with a final discussion. Timeline and speakers: Maria […]
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Art and science in the time of a pandemic

   On the 27th of April, Hangar hosted an event Art and science in times of pandemic. The meeting included the participation of several speakers and a performance by the artist Mayra Citlalli Roj. This dialogue is the first of a series of activities linked to the Hac Te project, promoted and hosted by […]
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Biofriction exhibition

From the 17th of June to the 1st of August, Biofriction exhibition opens in a new cultural space in Lisbon. The vernissage takes place on the 16th of June, at 6pm. Biofriction exhibition is curated by Marta de Menezes and presented in partnership with the Biofriction partners : Hangar, Kapelica and Solu/Bio art Society. The […]
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BIOFRICTION SUMMER PROGRAM

From the 12th to the 17th of July of 2021, Hangar hosts the Summer program of Biofriction. The Summer program is a six-day intensive full-time programme on experimental practices where to share and generate situated knowledge(s). Composed of a series of workshops, seminars, and presentations on Wetlab, Radical Ecologies, Ethics, Biohacking, and F(r)ictions; bringing together […]
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Sonic fictions. Workshop by Helen Torres

How does power operate through sound violence? How did colonial practices use sound as a tool of domination and control, from the barking of dogs to the mutilation of auditory organs? How do police and military forces use sound as an instrument of torture and repression? What violences are generated when language is lost, erased, […]
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