AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT AT THE INTERFACE OF ART AND SCIENCE
Human Sentinel Concept Sketch ©2020 Sissel Marie Tonn
The project entitled “Becoming a Sentinel Species” takes place at the interface of art, microplastics pollution and immune system will be carried out by the artist-scientist team from July to December 2020. This science/science fiction project explores the issue of microplastics by reframing the concept of “sentinel species”. An imaginary human subject takes on the task of becoming a sentinel species by introducing microplastics into her blood. Triggering ancient immunological alarm systems, this evokes latent, ancient memories of our shared origins in the primordial sea. The story unfolds as an immersive audiovisual installation, inviting the audience to connect with the fluid reality of their own bodies, and, possibly, to become sentinel species as well.
The resulting artwork will be exhibited at MU Artspace in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, with a public opening on 11 December 2020. Contact: Dr. Heather Leslie / Sissel Marie Tonn / Dr. Juan Garcia Vallejo
Links:
http://www.badaward.nl/
https://www.sisselmarietonn.com/
3-minute trailer/interview: https://vimeo.com/490794220
Exhibition off campus (till 7 March 2021): https://mu.nl/en/exhibitions/evolutionaries