New Knowledge in Art-Science Collaborations

[Translate to English:] New Knowledge in Art-Science Collaborations

Irène Hediger

This project interrogates the artists’ understanding of scientific knowledge, a) prior to collaborating with scientists, and b) how, during the collaboration, their original understanding shifts, and c) in what way this changes their artistic practice after the collaboration by examining three case studies of the artists-in-labs program. The artists-in-labs program has been bringing artists and scientists of all disciplines together in an experimental framework and space of exchange and dialogue in research institutes in Switzerland and internationally since 2003. The case studies of the artists-in-labs program thus offer a diverse pool of witnessed and documented testimonials and case studies over the years. Based on what is actually understood in the Natural Sciences by knowledge, I would like to examine what »new« knowledge is created in such collaborations.

  • Irène Hediger is head of the artists-in-labs program (AIL) which is part of the Department of Cultural Analysis at the Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK. She curates inter- and transdisciplinary exchange and practices at the interface of art, science and technology.

    In 2009, she initiated the international artists-in-labs residency exchange program and in 2019, the MASTER SERIES at ZHdK. She has curated and co-curated numerous exhibitions and accompanying programs such as: »(in)visible transitions«, Hong Kong; »Propositions for A Poetic Ecosystem« in Jeddah and currently »Interfacing New Heavens« in Pretoria. Hediger is a jury member of the Swiss National Science Foundation Scientific Image Competition. She holds a degree in Business Administration, Group Dynamics and Organizational development (DAGG) and a MAS in Cultural Management from the University of Basel.

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