Cybernetic Bacteria

In the Friese Greene Garden, Artist Anna Dumitriu will 'talk' to bacteria around the globe using their own communications networks. Includes performance, discussion and time for questions. In collaboration with Dr Simon Park and with thanks to Dr John Paul.

Artists Biography

Anna Dumitriu’s highly experimental work is involved with the nature of trans-disciplinary practice-based research. She has collaborated with scientists on at least 10 major projects over the past eleven years and often tends to go very deeply into her chosen area of research, taking on, or attempting to take on the role of scientist, in an almost performative sense, raising paradigmatic questions in her work. Her installations, interventions and performances use a range of digital, biological and traditional media including video projections, mobile phones and embroidery, working with diverse audiences often in non-traditional settings.

Her work has been exhibited internationally including USA, Brazil, France, Russia and Lithuania and is held in international public collections including the Science Museum, London. She is currently Artist in Residence at The Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics at Sussex University and researching her practice-based Fine Art PhD part-time at The University of Brighton.