Join our ART SCIENCE di alogue with Joshua Serafin, Joris Koene, and Heidi Mendoza. In this c onversation, we will delve deeper into topics surrounding fluidity, w hether it concerns gender, the experience of time, or sources of know ledge.
Serafin’s work attempts to break through boundaries c reated by Western ideas about humanity, gender, the past, present and future. The artist combines indigenous knowledge with a vision of th e future, based on a desire to restore balance to the planet. Their p erformances, films and installations bring together research into gen der, indigenous knowledge and nature. In the rituals and location-spe cific performances that Serafin develops, the body reconnects with th e earth, the spiritual world and the cosmos.
Prof. Dr. Joris M. Koene is an expert in the field of socially transmitted materials du ring reproduction, with a focus on hermaphroditic animals. His scient ific achievements include unravelling why land snails inject their ma ting partners with a 'love dart', identifying the first accessory gla nd protein in the sperm of a hermaphrodite, and defining the term all ohormone. His research integrates various biological levels (e.g. beh aviour, evolution, ecology, physiology, neuroendocrinology) and addre sses both evolutionary and mechanistic aspects of hermaphroditism in animals. His teaching focuses more generally on animal physiology and anatomy, often in relation to evolution and sexual selection. In rec ent years, he has collaborated with various artists on multimedia bio -art projects such as ‘Sex Shells’ and ‘rec(o)unting’.
Heidi Mendoza's doctoral research focused on understanding how river communities live and cope with droughts and floods in the Peruvian Am azon region. Her work is part of the PerfectSTORM project ('STOryline s of futuRe extreMes'), which brings together different disciplines t o gain insight into extreme water-related phenomena. Before joining V rije Universiteit Amsterdam, she was programme coordinator for Sustai nable and Inclusive Landscape Governance (SILG), a project run by For est Foundation Philippines, Tropenbos International and Wageningen Un iversity & Research.
DESCRIPTION: Serafin’s work attempts to break through boundaries cre ated by Western ideas about humanity, gender, the past, present and f uture. The artist combines indigenous knowledge with a vision of the future, based on a desire to restore balance to the planet. Their per formances, films and installations bring together research into gende r, indigenous knowledge and nature. In the rituals and location-speci fic performances that Serafin develops, the body reconnects with the earth, the spiritual world and the cosmos. Prof. Dr. Joris M. Koene i s an expert in the field of socially transmitted materials during rep roduction, with a focus on hermaphroditic animals. His scientific ach ievements include unravelling why land snails inject their mating par tners with a 'love dart', identifying the first accessory gland prote in in the sperm of a hermaphrodite, and defining the term allohormone . His research integrates various biological levels (e.g. behaviour, evolution, ecology, physiology, neuroendocrinology) and addresses bot h evolutionary and mechanistic aspects of hermaphroditism in animals. His teaching focuses more generally on animal physiology and anatomy , often in relation to evolution and sexual selection. In recent year s, he has collaborated with various artists on multimedia bio-art pro jects such as ‘Sex Shells’ and ‘rec(o)unting’. Heidi Mendoza' s doctoral research focused on understanding how river communities li ve and cope with droughts and floods in the Peruvian Amazon region. H er work is part of the PerfectSTORM project ('STOrylines of futuRe ex treMes'), which brings together different disciplines to gain insight into extreme water-related phenomena. Before joining Vrije Universit eit Amsterdam, she was programme coordinator for Sustainable and Incl usive Landscape Governance (SILG), a project run by Forest Foundation Philippines, Tropenbos International and Wageningen University & Research. Join our ART SCIENCE dialogue with Joshua Serafin, Joris K oene, and Heidi Mendoza. In this conversation, we will delve deeper i nto topics surrounding fluidity, whether it concerns gender, the expe rience of time, or sources of knowledge. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR