The fifth episode of DIYSECT, Hybrid Practices gives a chronological outlook at the field of “bioart,” beginning with the pioneering works of Joe Davis and Eduardo Kac and ending with the merging of the field with DIYBio and biohacking at the present moment. The episode also includes the perspectives of writers and curators of bioart, such as Daniel Grushkin and Wythe Marschall of Cut/Paste/Grow, and Jurij Krpan of Kapelica Gallery in Ljubljana, who recognize the importance of DIYBio community labs as a facilitator of bioart production. As evident with the Hackteria | Open Source Biological Art network, the fusion of art production with DIY practice will enable more interdisciplinary approaches to working with biology.

Key words: definitions of bioart, pioneers of bioart, aesthetics in science, Cut/Paste/Grow exhibition, motivations of artists, role of artists in science, interdisciplinary collaboration, bioart and biohacking, open source biological art, Hackteria.org, relationship between diybio and bioart, biodesign

Featuring:

Christina Agapakis

Adam W. Brown

Joe Davis

Marc Dusseiller

Daniel Grushkin

Eduardo Kac

Jurij Krpan

Wythe Marschall

Robert Mitchell

Phil Ross

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20160403091006/www.diysect.com/learninginpublic