Lab Songs Vol. I
Scientific revolutions lie not only in discoveries but also in changes in their practices, goals, protocols, and evaluation methods. The laboratory, originally dedicated to scientific work and characterized by rigor and dedication to experimentation, now resonates across disciplines, promoting creativity and collaboration. Through our guests’ experiences and songs, we will explore the laboratory as a heterotopic space capable of generating new agendas and structures for collective creation.
Bios
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Photo: Christa SommererChrista Sommerer
AT
Christa Sommerer is an internationally-renowned media artist, researcher and pioneer of interactive art. She studied botany and anthropology before learning to sculpt in Vienna and with media art pioneers Peter Weibel and Roy Ascott. She has been collaborating with media artist and professor Laurent Mignonneau for the past 30 years, setting up the department of Interface Cultures at the University of Arts Linz.
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Photo: Fabricio LamonchaFabricio Lamoncha
ES
Fabricio Lamoncha is an artist and researcher from Spain, currently based in Austria. He has a PhD in Artistic Research from the University of Arts Linz and is a Senior Artist in the Interface Cultures program. Lamoncha is member of the Art|Sci Center at UCLA and co-founder of the Leonardo Laser Talks Linz. His research explores the entanglements of media ecology and bioethics. His practice has been exhibited internationally and he was awarded the Art and Artificial Life International Award Vida14.


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Photo: Irene Lucas FernándezIrene Lucas Fernández
ES
Irene Lucas Fernández is a visual artist working at the intersection of science, art, and technology. She relates common territories of critical art practice, combining methods of nature, art and play pedagogy. The Expanded Garden in Vienna with the artist Christoph Euler or Corridor Breaks at Manifesta 8 in Murcia are some examples. She is the founder of Solarmanufaktur and the art space at ZOMIA.
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Photo: Laura BenÃtez ValeroLaura BenÃtez Valero
ES
Laura Benitez Valero has a PhD in philosophy and is a researcher and university lecturer. Her research connects philosophy, art(s) and technoscience. She is an associate professor at the Department of Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She also teaches at Elisava and has served as the coordinator of the Theory area in the Arts and Design Degree at Massana, where she has taught Critical and Cultural Studies.
Credits
Hosts: Fabricio Lamoncha (ES) & Christa Sommerer (AT)