Since 2003, the artists-in-labs program has been facilitating artistic research by way of long-term residencies for artists in scientific laboratories.
The program promotes sustainable cooperation between artists and scientists of all disciplines, in Switzerland and around the world. These long-term interdisciplinary and cross-border collaborations provide artists with an opportunity to critically engage with the sciences and their experimental and aesthetic dimensions. This includes explorations of the site of the laboratory, as well as a range of scientific topics, methods and technologies. Our interests lie in the interaction and expansion of types of contemporary knowledge and artistic production, and the creative potential resulting from exploring the parallels and differences of scientific and artistic practices. We perceive our work as being culturally engaged and of a curatorial and mediatory nature. All the collaborations the programme produces are presented at various national and international exhibitions, symposia and workshops, making it possible to share findings and ideas, and to provide accessible discussions and aesthetic experiences to the public.
Publications
Hediger, Irène/Scott, Jill (ed.): artists-in-labs. Recomposing Art and Science. Wien/New York: De Gruyter Verlag, 2016
Hediger, Irène/Schaschl, Sabine (ed.): Quantum of Disorder. Basel: Christoph Merian Verlag, 2015
Hediger, Irène/Perelló, Josep (ed.): Think Art – Act Science. Swiss artists-in-labs. Barcelona/New York: ACTAR, Arts Santa Monica, 2010
Hediger, Irène (ed.): 山水 Shanshui – Both Ways. When art meets science. Zürich: ICS/ZHdK, 2010
Scott, Jill (ed..): artists-in-labs. Networking in the Margins. Wien: Springer Verlag, 2010
Scott, Jill (ed.): artists-in-labs. Processes of Inquiry. Wien: Springer Verlag, 2006
Further information: http://www.artistsinlabs.ch