Ramirez-Figueroa, C., Hernan, L. and Lin, P.-Y. (2018) The biological unseen. Producing and mediating imaginaries of protocells. In: Proceedings of the 5th Biennial Transdisciplinary Imaging Conference 2018. 5th Biennial Transdisciplinary Imaging Conference, 18-20 Apr 2018, Edinburgh, UK. Transdisciplinary image Conference , Edinburgh, UK , pp. 122-137.
Abstract
This paper engages with issues of the bio-image body, identifying the mechanisms by which the microscopic is understood and interacted with by a range of audi- ences. We are interested in how images are used to mediate with the biological unseen, and how the pro- cess can be used to perturb and shift imaginaries of use and transformation of matter, living or otherwise. We take a research through design approach and build the argument using two interventions made in the context of Living Ashes, a project developed by the authors and that explores semi-living matter through protocells. The first intervention produces recorded moving image of protocells, using intercutting to connect events across scales. The second intervention prompts discussion on issues of agency in generating image with/of nonhumans.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Transdisciplinary image Conference. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | bio-image body; research through design; protocells; non-human |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2019 15:26 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2024 12:02 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Transdisciplinary image Conference |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.6084/m9.figshare.6104687 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:142698 |
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