The Lab behind the Artworks | Emergence: Art from Life

Celebrate PST ART Weekend: DTLA with Emergence: Art From Life at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center! Emergence is singular among PST ART exhibitions for its presentation of living biological artworks and projects created in collaboration with a global cohort of synthetic biologists and medical researchers. Visitors will encounter human bones grown from synthetic mother-of-pearl; objects dyed with bioengineered indigo pigment; and living, microscopic human tear glands that cry.

For PST ART Weekend, join Fathomers for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Emergence. Take a special tour with curator Stacy Switzer of the biology lab built expressly for the exhibition. Learn about the daily choreographies of maintenance required to sustain the microorganism life behind the artworks from the technicians extending these acts of care. Close out the day with a musical hour curated by dublab in response to the provocations of Emergence as you walk through the galleries.

For accessibility needs and accommodations, please contact us at aqz@fathomers.org.