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Transparent Eyeball is a transdisciplinary collaborative practice steered by artist Adam Vackar together with biologist Jindrich Brejcha, supported by experienced administrator Bara Panikova. Our practice at the intersection of visual art and biology, with overlaps in botany, anthropology, landscape architecture, geology, and philosophy, aims to explore new paradigms of knowledge based on the understanding of the biological perspective of life and existence for both non-human species and humans. The fascinating processes underlining non-human life can contribute to better understanding of human existence, behavior and culture. We engage audiences with discussions, talks and exhibitions.


    Life Discussions 
Transdisciplinary lecture marathon
    Centre for Contemporary Art
    Prague, Czech Republic
      March 12, 2022



    List of speakers:

    Adam Vackar and Jindrich Brejcha
    Introduction, Transparent Eyeball

    Michael Bok
    Biologist, Lund University, Sweden

    Reuben Fowkes
    UCL Institute of Advanced Studies, London, UK

    Johannes Jaeger
    Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Vienna,

    Miranda Lowe
    Scientist, Natural History Museum, London, UK

    Katja Novitskova
    Visual artist, Amsterdam

    Michael J. Ryan
    Professor, University of Texas in Austin

    Kostas Stasinopoulos
    Curator, Serpentine gallery, London, UK

    Antonin Strizek
    Scientist, Academy of Sciences, Prague      
    Life Discussions is a transdisciplinary symposium dedicated to exploring how art and culture can coexist, complement one another, and open new ways of understanding urgent biological questions. Bringing together artists, theorists, and biologists, the program investigates the principles of life that drive creativity and communication, while also seeking inspiration in the adaptive solutions that living systems provide.

    Today’s environmental challenges are highly complex, and developing strategies that foster public awareness and responsibility is crucial for the long-term conservation of species and ecosystems. The symposium emphasizes collaborations between artists and biologists to create innovative forms of participatory research while helping to share ecological knowledge with wider, non-specialist audiences.

    Internationally renowned scientists, artists, and cultural thinkers exchange ideas on the evolutionary roots and the deep interconnectedness between humans and the natural world. Themes include invasiveness in plants and humans, beauty as a biological concept, public interventions that reshape our relation to the environment, and non-human perspectives—from the overlooked agency of plants to the extraordinary vision of the mantis shrimp, a species with the most complex sight system known.

    Life Discussions sets pats for art and science to reveal together new perspectives, expand collective imagination, and remind us that humans are inseparable from the living networks we share this planet with.

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