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YCAM OpenLab 2020

Understanding Living Culture 2

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Thinking about the current status and future possibilities of labs after COVID-19 with researchers from around the world

YCAM OpenLab 2020 is a series of online talk sessions that reflect on the state of research and development, art, and technology today.

The world is currently facing the global spread of COVID-19. In Japan, the virus' impacts on our lifestyles on a scale that feels unlike anything we have ever experienced before. Also, we have observed a massive strain on resources in health care facilities accompanying the spread of infection and the first declaration of a state of emergency in national history. Facing such circumstances, independent labs all over the world that are able to carry out small-scale trial manufacturing have been making necessities such as masks, face shields, and protective clothing through the use of machines such as 3D printers and on-hand materials. Additionally, bio labs with the necessary equipment and knowledge of biotechnology have been developing simple test kits for COVID-19.

In this session, we welcome members of organizations with active bio labs based in various regions in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, who took the podium at last year's "YCAM OpenLab 2019: Understanding Living Culture." Alongside them, also joining experts on biotechnology and guests from labs in other regions. Our hosts are members of YCAM InterLab and Yuya Tsukahara (contact Gonzo). We will move our venue online, welcome our guests one by one each week, and hold a talk session discussing the situation of where their activities are based, as well as their ongoing initiatives.

By interacting with biotechnology practitioners, we will shed light on the role of bio labs, their relationships with life and culture, and further possibilities of public facilities.

Introduction + Response from open source and DIY community to COVID-19

Sun., Jun. 7 11:00- / YouTube Live / Free

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Collaboration, Community, and Jamu: Three Elements of COVID-19 Prevention in Indonesia

Sun., Jun. 14 11:00- / YouTube Live / Free

Lifepatch is a civic initiative formed in 2012 and...

Nur Akbar AROFATULLAH

Not-Artist / Scientific Researcher

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Curator

Takayuki ITO

R&D Director

Fumie TAKAHARA

Lighting Designer

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Yuya TSUKAHARA

Covid-19 Prevention in Ghana: Open Science and Biotechnology

Sun., Jun. 21 11:00- / YouTube Live / Free

In Kumasi, the second-largest city in Ghana, there...

Harry AKLIGOH

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Curator

Takayuki ITO

R&D Director

Fumie TAKAHARA

Lighting Designer

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Yuya TSUKAHARA

Biology, Humility, and Possibility of Art

Sun., Jun. 28 11:00- / YouTube Live / Free

Catts has been working on an art project based on ...

Oron CATTS

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Curator

Takayuki ITO

R&D Director

Fumie TAKAHARA

Lighting Designer

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Yuya TSUKAHARA

Citizen Science, Community Biotechnology, and Augmented Ecosystem

Sun., Jul. 5 11:00-12:30 / YouTube Live / Free

Katano is working on developing experimental equip...

Kosuke KATANO

Wild Scientist

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Curator

Takayuki ITO

R&D Director

Fumie TAKAHARA

Lighting Designer

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Yuya TSUKAHARA

Biolab: Artistic Platform and Access for Public

Sun., Jul. 12 11:00- / YouTube Live / Free

In 2005, Georg with Shiho Fukuhara formed BCL—an A...

Georg TREMMEL

Artist

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Curator

Takayuki ITO

R&D Director

Fumie TAKAHARA

Lighting Designer

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Yuya TSUKAHARA

Being Artist / Scientist in COVID-19 Era

Sun., Jul. 19 11:00-12:30 / YouTube Live / Free

From February 2020, Hastings was isolated from the...

J.J. HASTINGS

Bio Hacker / Artist

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Curator

Takayuki ITO

R&D Director

Fumie TAKAHARA

Lighting Designer

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Pandemic & Citizen Initiative: Trust, Transparency, and Open Access

Sun., Jul. 26 11:00- / YouTube Live / Free

What is g0v? How do they respond to COVID-19 and t...

Bess LEE

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Curator

Takayuki ITO

R&D Director

Fumie TAKAHARA

Lighting Designer

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Arts after Pandemic: Solidarity and Constituencies

Sun., Aug. 2 11:00-12:30 / YouTube Live / Free

Piškur is a senior curator at Moderna galerija and...

Bojana PIŠKUR

Curator

Leonhard Bartolomeus

Curator

Takayuki ITO

R&D Director

Fumie TAKAHARA

Lighting Designer

Kazutoshi TSUDA

Kazuhiko YOSHIZAKI

Curator

Yuya TSUKAHARA

Participation Fee

Free

Info

Times and Dates (JST)

Sunday, June 7 — Sunday, August 2, 2020

Sun., Jun. 7 11:00 — 12:30

Sun., Jun. 14 11:00 — 12:30

Sun., Jun. 21 11:00 — 12:30

Sun., Jun. 28 11:00 — 12:30

Sun., Jul. 5 11:00 — 12:30

Sun., Jul. 12 11:00 — 12:30

Sun., Jul. 19 11:00 — 12:30

Sun., Jul. 26 11:00 — 12:30

Sun., Aug. 2 11:00 — 12:30

Venue

YouTube Live (TBA)


Participation Fee Free
Remarks

This event will be held in Japanese and partly in English

Press Releases
  • June 4, 2020 release

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