As part of the STARTS initiative, the STARTS Prize awards the most pioneering results and collaborations in the field of creativity and innovation at the intersection of science, technology and the arts. The STARTS Prize Forum 2020 presents the people behind the projects, their approaches and perspectives, their methods and the outstanding projects that resulted from these interdisciplinary collaborations. Olga Kisseleva (RU), winner of this year’s Grand Prize for Innovative Collaboration, and Andrea Ling (CA), winner of the Grand Prize for Artistic Exploration, give insight into their practice.
Olga Kisseleva (RU), winner of this year’s Grand Prize for Innovative Collaboration, introduces EDEN Ethics – Durability – Ecology – Nature which began in 2012 and has continued to the present day. The project touches on a range of issues, including the protection of endangered plant species and interspecific communication between living subjects that are placed in the “inhuman”category.
Speaker: Olga Kisseleva
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Biography
One of the key figures in international art&science fild, Olga Kisseleva (RU) approaches her work as a scientist. She calls upon collaborations with exact sciences, biology and geophysics and she proceeds with experiments, calculations and analyses, while strictly resprecting the methods of the scientific domain. Her works are present in many of the worlds most important museum collections including the Centre Pompidou, Louis Vuitton Foundation, ZKM, Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the NY MoMA. Olga Kisseleva teaches contemporary art at the Sorbonne University of Paris, she is the head of Art & New Media program and Founding director of Art&Science International Institute.
