
Art x Science Dialogues Series
Art x Science Dialogues is a new webinar series initiated by Swissnex in China in 2020. The webinar series not only presents artistic projects where scientists and research engineers are deeply involved, but also looks into new interdisciplinary initiatives and trends. Through the dialogues between artists and scientists, we try to stimulate the exchange of ideas between the two different worlds and explore opportunities for collaborations.
We have invited a diverse profile of Swiss speakers to exchange ideas with representatives of the Chinese art and science community. Given that the local art and science scene is still in its infancy, our end goal is to showcase several long-term growth trajectories by presenting the Swiss models, stimulate ideas through cross-border dialogues, and inspire more collaborations in this exciting field. Along the way, we also have two overarching questions that we attempt to answer, namely what is art-science and its position in different societies? We already know that art-science is not merely about using technological means to make and present art. Join us on the journey to explore what art-science could actually mean.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Shaping the Art-Science Collaborations
November 1, 2022Join the upcoming Art x Science Dialogue to explore how can artists and scientists come together in collaborations that will benefit all players.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Curation In The Context of Artificial Intelligence
September 6, 2022Join the upcoming Art x Science Dialogue, exploring the topic of curation and artificial intelligence with Mr. Patrick Keller, Architect and Co-founder of fabric | ch and Ms. Xi Li, Curator and Director of Aiiiii Art Center.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Design And Innovation In The Digital Age
August 18, 2022Join us in the upcoming Art x Science Dialogue with HEAD – Genève and China Academy of Art to explore design and innovation and learn how they implement new technological tools into the teaching curriculums and their works.
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HORIZONTAL_pro_helvetiaArt x Science Dialogues: Polar Science and Art
December 7, 2021Join us in this edition of Art x Science Dialogue and hear about the artist-scientist collaborations happening at PolARTS.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Art-Science, Quo Vadis?
August 19, 2021Join us in this edition of Art x Science Dialogues, on the topic of Art-Science collaborations and challenges.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Ultimate Dream of VR
May 24, 2021Join us in this special VR edition of Art x Science Dialogues, to immerse yourself in this engaging new world.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Bridging the Future – New Interdisciplinary Initiatives
August 11, 2020We have invited Prof. Sarah Kenderdine from EPFL, Ms. Maximiliane Okonnek from ETH Zurich, and Prof. Zhijie Qiu from CAFA in China for a collaborative discussion on the topic.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Photography x Environmental Ecology
July 2, 2020We have invited creative studio Compáz from Switzerland and Yining He, writer and curator from China for a dialogue on Photography x Environmental Ecology.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Sonic Arts x Neuroscience
June 2, 2020We have invited Luca Forcucci, a distinguished independent composer, artist and scholar and Jo Wei, curator, researcher and founder of Pan Bio-art Studio, for a collaborative discussion on Sonic Arts x Neuroscience.
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Art x Science Dialogues: Design x Materials Science
May 12, 2020Art x Science Dialogues will take place once a month from May to August via Zoom, covering topics of Design x Materials Science, Sonic art x Neuroscience and more. To kick off, we have invited Gabriele Dobenecker and Lyla Wu for a collaborative discussion.
Event Blogs
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* Atomized (curatorial) Functioning, fabric | ch, 2019Creation and Curation with Artificial Intelligence
September 14, 2022Discussion on the use of algorithms in content curation and spatial design, the implementation of AI systems in museums, and the curation of generative artworks are new issues curators face today, with Mr. Patrick Keller, Architect & Co-founder of fabric | ch - studio for architecture, interaction & research, and Ms. Xi Li, Curator & Director of Aiiiii Art Center.
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Insights into New Media Design Education
August 25, 2022On August 18, the webinar ‘’Design And Innovation In The Digital Age” kicked off our 2022 Art x Science Dialogues focusing on new trends and initiatives in the field of art, design, science, and technology both in China and Switzerland. The webinar featured two experts from the art and design institutions who shared their perspectives and practices on integrating new technological tools, such as data analysis, machine learning, and immersive technology, into the teaching curriculums and their own works.
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PolARTS: A New Format for Artist-Scientist Collaborations
December 16, 2021In 2020, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) launched the pilot program of PolARTS, a joint initiative to stimulate the exchange and foster the collaboration between art and science. At our 7th Art x Science Dialogue, the three speakers from this project shared their experiences and insights from the perspectives of artists, scientists, and organisers.
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Fostering Art-Science Collaborations in “Spaces of Possibilities”
September 23, 2021The 6th Art x Science Dialogue, Art-Science, Quo Vadis (“Where are you marching?” in Latin), featured two practitioners in the field of art, science, and technology, a.k.a. AST.
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Step into the compelling VR world
June 24, 2021Delve deep into the topic of Virtual Reality (VR) with two VR insiders Bruno Herbelin, Scientist from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and Max Rheiner, CEO and Founder of SOMNIACS AG / Birdly to have the Art x Science Dialogues on the “Ultimate Dream of VR”.
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Opportunities and challenges of new interdisciplinary initiatives
August 14, 2020The final edition of Art x Science Dialogues: Bridging the Future – New Interdisciplinary Initiatives.
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Photography, Technology, & Environmental awareness
July 7, 2020Our 3rd Art x Science Dialogues focusing on Photography x Environmental Ecology: discussion on the possibilities that the combination of art, science and technology could bring to raise the public awareness of environmental issues.
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Sonic Arts, Science, & Consciousness
June 3, 2020Our 2nd Art x Science Dialogues titled Sonic Arts x Neuroscience: practices in Sonic Arts, Bio Art, as well as their collaborations with engineers and neuroscientists.
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Design x Materials Science – Co-creation of New Materials Science between Switzerland and China
May 13, 2020We hosted our first Art x Science Dialogues webinar titled Design x Materials Science not only illustrated for us the research and design processes behind the scenes, but also engaged in an exciting dialogue on design education and new material applications.