Nature-Material-Culture Talk 2014, November, with Stefan Schwabe at Hybrid Plattform

Although biological processes, like brewing or cheese making, have a long tradition in human culture, today the capability to the use biotechnology is changing fundamentally. We are able to understand and manipulate processes on a molecular scale in order to create outcomes in our favour. In todays reality, this outcomes are ranging from insulin produced by bacteria, over corn resistant to a majority of vermin, to glow-in-the-dark plants and pigs. Considering this only as a starting point, illustrating the potential to change our daily lives on an immense scale, a public debate on how we want to live with this technology is necessary. A deeper understanding of both, the processes as well as their context and meaning is crucial. This involves a redefinition of our relation towards »the natural« and »artificial«. »Nature - Material - Culture« shows the different disciplines perspectives on biotechnology and aims to encourage a dialogue based on shared tasks and concerns.

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Rupert Mutzel, FU Berlin, Mikrobiologie
Martin Mueller, HU Berlin, Institut fuer Kulturwissenschaften
Amy Congdon, Designer
Jannis Huelsen, Stefan Schwabe, Designer
Dr. Patrick Dieckhoff, Biooekonomierat

Stefan Schwabe
Hybrid Plattform


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