ReBioGeneSys – Origins of Life
ReBioGeneSys – Origins of Life
Adam W. Brown with collaborator Robert Root-Bernstein
February 6- March 20, 2015
Public Opening during South First Fridays, February 6th 7:00pm-10:00pm
Opening reception: Is a Second Renaissance Possible: Looking at models for Art, Science, and Collaboration
A discussion featuring artist Adam W. Brown and scientist Robert Root-Bernstein
Saturday, February 7, 2015- 1:00pm to 3:00pm. RSVP here!
ZERO1 kicks off 2015 with the presentation of ReBioGeneSys – Origins of Life, a hybrid installation by artist Adam W. Brown and scientific collaborator Robert Root-Bernstein. Appropriately timed with the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference at the San Jose Convention Center February 12-16, this scientific exploration combines sculpture, chemistry, alchemy, and conservation to evolve an extreme minimal ecosystem. The question of biogenesis remains one of the biggest philosophical, spiritual and scientific enigmas.
In 1950, the physicist Harold Urey proposed that it might be possible to recreate the atmosphere of the primordial Earth in a closed container and synthesize organic molecules by adding an energy source such as lightning to the mix. A graduate student by the name of Stanley Miller carried out the experiment producing, within days, several amino acids. What became know as the Miller-Urey experiment quickly became a scientific and public icon of origins of life experimentation and serves as the inspiration for this installation, which investigates permutations of the original experiment. Drawing on experimental research from scientists such as Miller, Darwin, Oparin, Haldane, Deamer and Szostak, ReBioGeneSys combines all the research on origins of life into one "mashed-up" environment that could theoretically lead to the formation of self-organizing chemistry necessary to produce semi-living molecules, protocells and perhaps even biological life itself.
Opening Reception & Artist-led Discussion
Is a Second Renaissance Possible? The Synergy of Arts and Sciences
Saturday, February 7, 2015 - 1:00pm-3:00pm
Doors at 1:00pm,
Talk 1:30pm-2:30pm
Drinks and networking 2:30pm-3:00pm
Location: ZERO1 Garage
439 S. 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113
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