Laura Splan will discuss her interdisciplinary art practice that
combines experimentation, production, & collaboration. Working at the intersections
of Science, Technology, and Culture, she creates conceptually layered and carefully
crafted artworks that explore the sublime complexity of the biological world while
unraveling entanglements of natural and built systems. Her research-driven projects
connect hidden artifacts of biotechnology to everyday lives through embodied
interactions and sensory experiences. Recent exhibitions have included immersive
installations, networked devices, and tactile sculptures. Splan often engages
audiences with themes in her work through companion programming, including
participatory workshops covering laboratory techniques, specialized software, and
textiles methods that she uses in her own studio practice. Her artworks exploring
biomedical imaginaries have been commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control
Foundation and the Bruges Triennial. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of
Arts & Design, Pioneer Works, and New York Hall of Science and is represented in the
collections of the Thoma Art Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, NYU’s
Langone Art Collection, and the Berkeley Art Museum. Reviews and articles including
her work have appeared in The New York Times, Wired, Discover, designboom, American
Craft, and Frieze. Publications featuring her artwork include the “Antennae Journal
of Nature in Visual Culture,” “The Routledge Companion to Biology in Art &
Architecture,” and “Manufractured: The Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday
Objects.” Her writing and interviews have appeared in Art Practical and SciArt
Magazine. Splan’s research and residencies have been supported by the Jerome
Foundation, Institute for Electronic Arts, Harvestworks, the Knight Foundation, and
the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.
