Science on Tap
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Date:
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May 13, 2013
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Time:
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6:00 p.m.
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Location:
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National Mechanics
22 S. Third Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
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Open to the Public |
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Fee:
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Free
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RSVP Online:
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No Registration Required
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Science on Tap is a monthly gathering that features a brief, informal presentation by a scientist or other expert followed by lively conversation.
In this month’s talk, Laura Splan, a Brooklyn-based visual artist, explores how the biology of the body enters the quotidian landscape through cultural production and historical events. Splan’s conceptually driven work employs a variety of media, including sculpture, video, photography, digital media, and works on paper. Her objects and images interrogate the visual manifestations of our cultural ambivalence toward the human body. She often uses found objects and appropriated images to examine the evolving role of biomedical imagery in our every day lives, which she refers to as the “domestication of viscera“. She often combines signifiers of femininity, domesticity and comfort with those of disorder, aberration and disease. Much of her work is inspired by experimentation with materials and processes including blood, cosmetic facial peel, and computerized embroidery.
Laura Splan has exhibited in a broad range of curatorial contexts, including craft, feminism, technology, design, medicine, and ritual. Her work as been exhibited widely at such venues as Museum of Art & Design (New York), International Museum of Surgical Science (Chicago), and New York Hall of Science. She was recently awarded a commission from the Center for Disease Control. As a visiting artist and lecturer, she has taught interdisciplinary courses that explore intersections of Art and Science including “Art & Biology” at Stanford University and “Dissection as Studio Practice” at Observatory (Brooklyn, NY).
Presented by the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Open to the public (age 21+ or accompanied by chaperone 25 years or older).
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