Arts and Social Sciences Journal

Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen, Attiki, Greece

Publications

• Review Article   
  Re-Imagine the Behavior of Living Matter: The Colorless Color and an Artificial Nano-Structure in Contemporary Art
  Author(s): Angela Fragkou*
  
  This article presents two case studies in which life science phenomena are reassessed, during the project based artistic research I conducted as a PhD student. As an artist and life scientist, I acknowledge the valuable contribution of time in the continuous reshaping of my worldview. Structural color resulting from the genetic modification of a non- pathogenic colony of flavobacteria and the lyotropism phenomenon of liquid crystals of synthetic biomolecules are the two case studies. What they have in common is the fact that the change in the self-organization of the microcosm is perceived through the change in color and form. A new perspective on the behavior of living matter is formed, with a multitude of correlations of different fields. At the same time, through the creation of a database, the research maps the interaction between the life sciences and contemporary art. Projects i.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2151-6200.2025.16.651

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