I remember
the very first thought entering my mind back in 2008 when this Belgian
artist Angelo Vermeulen presented his project named Biomodd to the UP
Open University. The concepts behind it were right up my alley, but
making a statement of molding them together in the context of an art
project, even to the point of explicit defiance to conventional
wisdom... that was new to me. And perhaps this knack for going against
the grain was what attracted UPOU in the first place. If my institution
wanted in, I knew I’d be in the thick of it, eventually. And by the time
it became serious in early 2009, I definitely was. The
creation of synergy between technology and biology will always be the
most obvious element of Biomodd. How can these computers, algae and
plants benefit from each other? Can animals actually be added to the
mix? This project is a symbolic statement that a wide array of
possibilities exists out there. But another aspect that deserves a lot
of credit is the community we built around Biomodd – over a hundred
people from different walks of life coming together to shape what was to
become the sculpture that was showcased in UP Los Baños and the Museum
of Contemporary Art and Design in De La Salle College of Saint Benilde. - Al Francis Librero Los Baños 2009 |
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