UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Faculty and postdoctoral scholars exhibiting their work in the “Synergies in Art and Science” exhibition at the Borland Project Space (BPS) will participate in a panel discussion, open to the public, on Friday, Nov. 8, noon–1:30 p.m., in the BPS, 125 Borland.
The exhibition, curated by adjunct researcher Cynthia White and on display through Nov. 15, expands on some of the work previously shown in spring 2024 in conjunction with the One Health Microbiome Center Biannual Symposium. The current and spring 2024 exhibitions were organized by the College of Arts and Architecture’s Arts and Design Research Incubator, where White is an adjunct research associate, and the One Health Microbiome Center, for which she is on the executive committee.
Panel discussion participants will include Andrew Hieronymi, associate professor of art and digital art and media design; Cristin Millet, professor of art in sculpture; John Pecchia, associate research professor of plant pathology and environmental microbiology; and Chad Fautt and Alale Mohseni, postdoctoral scholars.
Hieronymi and Fautt will discuss CONTACT, a work-in-progress interactive game that mimics and predicts soil microbial interaction, developed in collaboration with the Couradeau lab and Estelle Couradeau, Penn State assistant professor of soils and environmental microbiology.
Millett will discuss “Placen-Tech” (2024), an interactive mixed-media acrylic sculpture with live feed of a corrosion-cast placenta, created by the Ex-Utero Collective, which she leads. The overall project, “Ex-Utero: A Sculptural Exploration of Ectogenesis,” is a provocative examination of human reproduction and the extraordinary possibilities of ectogenesis.
Pecchia and Mohseni will discuss “MycoKnit: Cultivating Mycelium-based Composites on Knitted Textiles for Large-Scale Biodegradable Architectural Structures” (2023), a research project where Architecture faculty Benay Gürsoy and Felecia Davis are co-principal investigators. This project explores using mycelium-based and knitted textiles to form a sustainable building material.
Space is limited for the panel, and advance registration is required here. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact White at cnw10@psu.edu.