Robert B. LISEK

Artist and mathematician Robert B. LISEK will present his recent bioengineering software projects SPECTRUM and CAPITAL, exploring the relationship between bio-molecular technology, code and issues arising from network technologies by combining his DNA code with codes of viruses and recently by testing influence of radioactive materials on biological entities. LISEK is a pioneer of art based on AI and bioinformatics. He is also a composer of contemporary music, author of many projects and scores on the intersection of spectral, stochatistic, concret music, musica futurista and noise. He is also a scientist who conducts a research in the area of foundations of science (mathematics and computer science). He examines the problem of self-reference, mathematical induction, probabilistic techniques and recurrent AI self-improvement. Furthermore, he is working on human enhancement and has prepared a short anthology entitled TRANSHUMAN. He is a founder of the Institute for Research in Science and Art, Fundamental Research Lab and ACCESS Art Symposium. Author of many exhibitions and concerts, among others: NUCLEAR RANDOM GENERATOR – Fluc Wanne Vienna, TERROR ENGINES – WORM Center Rotterdam, Secure Insecurity – ISEA Istanbul; DEMONS – Venice Biennale (accompanying events); Manifesto vs. Manifesto – Ujazdowski Castel of Contemporary Art, Warsaw; NGRU – FILE, Sao Paulo; NEST – ARCO Art Fair, Madrid; Float – DMAC Harvestworks and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NYC; WWAI – Siggraph, Los Angeles; Falsecodes – Red Gate Gallery, Beijing; Gengine – National Gallery, Warsaw; Flextex – Byzantine Museum, Athens, FXT- ACA Media Festival, Tokyo and ISEA, Nagoya.