ART + SCIENCE
deCYPher wants to open a pathway to discussion on the usage of advanced digital technology (such as artificial intelligence, deep learning and neural networks) in biotech. To involve innovative and critical thinkers besides industry stakeholders, the project calls for artists to participate in envisioning the future of synthetic biology. A series of art residencies is launched in collaboration with another Horizon Europe project, Bioindustry 4.0.
Artists in residence
HSURAE, Water_soil. Photo: Walker Tufts
Each artist is offered a 28-day-long fully funded research residency to be undertaken during 2025 and further support for the production of work towards a group exhibition in 2026.
The deCYPher residencies will take place in the facilities of the Centre for Synthetic Biology (CSB) at Ghent University (Belgium), the department of Bioscience at Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands), and ML6 (Belgium).
The Bioindustry 4.0 residency will take place in the University of Wageningen (Netherlands) at Prof. Vitor Martins dos Santos Institute for Biomanufacturing & Digital Twins.
The open call resulted in 92 applications in total: 65 for deCYPher, 20 for Bioindustry 4.0, and 7 artists applied to both projects. From this remarkable and diverse pool, 10 artists were invited to interviews – 3 for Bioindustry 4.0 and 7 for deCYPher.
We are excited to share the selected artists.
Introducing deCYPher artists in residence:
HSURAE
Artist and educator based between New York and Taipei. Their practice embraces the concept of latency within…
Laura Elidedt Rodriguez
Mexican multidisciplinary artist based in the Netherlands. With a background that bridges biotechnology engineering…
Kristof De Clercq, Roberta Gigante and Christina Stadlbauer
Transdisciplinary team bridging computational science, arti…
Introducing Bioindustry 4.0 artist in residence:
Špela Petrič
Slovenian hybrid media artist with a background in the natural sciences. Her artistic practice…
Photo: Milla Millasnoore
Series of workshop labs
To involve wider audience, deCYPher facilitates a series of workshop labs, connected to the Artist in Residence program. Taking place in Summer 2025 and Spring 2026, they will be announced along with an open call for participants.
