Reflections on the confluences between the electrochemical signals of the brain, and of other non-human species, and the cultural manifestations of the social environment. Based on research related to the works Beyond human perception and the interactive installation Exocerebro, the authors will reflect on the different scales and biochemical and cultural manifestations of mental activity. The exo-brain is thus a metaphor for the mind, a kind of extension of consciousness. It expands and is present in the form of cultural prostheses, such as writing, art, music and all kinds of symbolic structures.
Speakers: María Castellanos (artist), Alberto Valverde (artist) and Lara + Coto (artists), moderated by Luz Mar González-Arias, coordinator of the HEAL research group: Medical and Environmental Humanities, and professor of English Philology at the University of Oviedo.
María Castellanos and Alberto Valverde (uh513), began working as an artistic duo in 2009. María Castellanos is an artist. She holds a PhD in Fine Arts from the University of Vigo. Alberto Valverde is an artist and technologist, with extensive experience in systems design, creation of interactive environments, multimedia and robotics.
Their joint artistic practice focuses on the relationship between humans and machines, focusing their research in recent years on the hybridisation of cyborgs and wearables as a paradigm for the amplification of human sensory capabilities. As well as on the creation of complex inter-species communication systems that promote understanding between humans and plants.
Laramascoto is a collective formed by Bea Coto (1977) and Santi Lara (1975), both with PhDs in Fine Arts from the University of Granada and the Complutense University of Madrid respectively. They are currently teaching artists and researchers at the UGR. They have been working on audiovisual installations and experimental animation together since 2007, making interventions in places such as the New Media Gallery (Vancouver), the Bethanien Kunstraum (Berlin), Museo San Ildefonso (Mexico DF), Museo ABC (Madrid), Museo Barjola (Gijón) and the Museo de Bellas Artes (Asturias), among others. Their work has been exhibited in several national and international art fairs such as Arco, Swab, Arte Lisboa or Estampa. They have held residencies in places such as the Kunstlerhaus Glogauer in Berlin and have received several awards including the “JustMAG Young Prize”, “Arte40”, “AlNorte” and the “Ángel Andrade” prize.
Number of places: 40
