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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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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TICK ACTs

On the 2nd and 3rd of June, SOLU Space will host the TICK ACTs event! For visitors of one at a time over two days, TICK ACTs presents contemplations and ideas from a collaboration between artists Laura Beloff and Kira O’Reilly on ticks and tick-borne pathogens and their environments. It includes a display of a wearable […]
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Arc-hive.zone project launch

We are glad to announce the launching of the Arc-hive.zone project.  Arc-hive.zone project is formed by part of the Biofriction European project consortium led by Hangar, Zavod Kersnikova, Bioart Society, Cultivamos Cultura, together with the NGO Kontejner and the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Arc-hive aims to create an open-source digital platform that aggregates, […]
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Transhackfeminist Days

On the 12th and 13th of June Hangar hosts two days dedicated to Transhackfeminism. To generate knowledge, practices and experiences from a transhackfeminist perspective, how do we understand transhackfeminism? If what matters are the ways of doing, and transhackfeminism is understood as “hacking with care” – how do these practices take care? How to conceive […]
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Biofriction Radio: BLOT

Biofriction Radio collects podcasts interviewing Biofriction artists in residence exploring evolutionary biology, artistic practices, and thoughts from experimental research with biotech. In the fourth episode of the podcast, Simona Deaconescu and Vanessa Goodman, Biofriction artists in residence at Cultivamos Cultura, discuss their project BLOT (an acronym for Body Line of Thought). The work shows a […]
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