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• Laura Rodriguez: From Biotechnologist to Science Artist

  Hailing from sunny Mexico, Laura Rodriguez is a Master’s student at ITMO University’s Art & Science program where she explores bioart and sustainable materials. A bioartist working with bacterial cellulose, she has previously studied at Skoltech, where along with fellow students she worked on crafting environmentally-friendly leather from yeast and bacteria. What can we learn from kombucha? And how does mystical realism factor into bioart?

  09.01.2020

• What Happens In Your Brain When You Look at a Photograph: Joint Project by ITMO Students and Rosphoto

  A group of students from ITMO University’s Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems conducted an exhibition project in the Art & Science format for the Rosphoto museum. With the use of a virtual reality headset, the students revealed what parts of the brain are activated when we look at various photographs. Despite the fact that the project was created specifically for the Night of Museums, it didn’t end there and was recently demonstrated at the 12th Public Relations Russian Student Forum PRKiT 2019. Read on to learn more about the project.

  06.12.2019

• ITMO Teams Win First and Third Prizes at AR-CRAFT Augmented Reality Tech Competition

  The State Hermitage Museum’s General Staff Building was site to the final event of the AR-CRAFT competition for the developers of augmented reality software. The competition was organized by ITMO University, Epson, Ascreen, and the State Hermitage Museum. Participants were tasked with developing augmented reality applications that would enhance the experience of visiting Russia’s largest museum. ITMO.NEWS attended the awards ceremony to learn about the winners’ projects.

  08.11.2019

• ITMO University’s Museum of Optics and the Magic of Light

  Last weekend, I visited ITMO University’s Museum of Optics to get a grasp of what the future has in store – and I wasn’t disappointed. From ultra-realistic holograms to traditional optical illusions, it’s art meets science meets inspiration.

  07.11.2019

• Science and Art Come Together at the “New Anthropology” Exposition

  Last fall, “New Anthropology”, a unique project uniting Russian artists and scientists to create technological art, was launched at Pavlov Institute of Physiology. 15 exhibits became the outcome of the project including immersive installation, media- and soundart. Read on to learn more about the idea behind it, the story of the country’s first naukograd (science city) and the significance of the exhibition. 

  25.10.2019

• New Technology and How It Can Affect My Art: An Artist’s Opinion

  Michel Doumit, a Lebanese artist and student of the Art & Science Master’s program at ITMO University, discusses how modern technology and classic art influence his work.

  17.10.2019

• This Is (Not) Art: Insights into the Origins of Art, Its Connection to Science and the Makings of a Masterpiece

  Nina Gavrish, a prominent art historian, has recently gave an open lecture in St. Petersburg. An educational programs coordinator and researcher at the Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, in This Is (Not) Art Nina Gavrish moots the open-for-debate questions on the definition of art and what can be considered as civilizational legacy and world-class chefs-d’œuvre. The lecture was followed by a discussion on contemporary art and its new genres, including Science Art. ITMO.NEWS put down the keynotes.

  30.08.2019

• SciComm at Sirius: ITMO Graduates Help Kids Explore Science and Art

  ITMO University’s Center for Science Communication and the Sirius Educational Center are intensifying their collaboration in the field of science communication: during workshops organized at the Center by ITMO graduates, school students learned about science communication and Art&Science and took part in discussions on technological modification of the human genome. Throughout the next year, more ITMO University students are expected to travel to Sochi to take part in similar initiatives.

  29.08.2019

• Art & Science Students Present Projects for Upcoming Creative Center in Gatchina

  The site of the former Gatchina dairy plant will become home to the MOLZAVOD Center of Culture, Art, and Education as early as this summer. The project’s strategic goal is to showcase the synthesis of science and art, which is why its curators have invited students of ITMO University’s Art & Science Master’s Program for a summer internship during which they developed various project concepts for the future venue. Their ideas include an open school of science and art, an AR-quest, an exhibition of endangered relict plants, and more. Learn more in our report.

  03.07.2019

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: AI at the Hermitage

  What makes Artificial Intelligence human? Maybe art holds the answers... (or it's just pretty).

  28.06.2019