How do mechanical and magnetic forces affect brain cells? How do structure and communication change under stress? This installation translates the sensitive interplay of these forces into a dynamic, interactive sculpture. Diverse cell-actants move, respond to visitors, and generate fluctuating light patterns. Communication and overstimulation turn visible, leading to enforced stillness. The fragile choreography of neuronal processes becomes a sensory experience.
This artwork is part of the SciArt project ASTER+S, organised by Rocío García Robles (University of Seville, https://www.us.es/) in collaboration with Marianne Lechner and Barbara Rechbach (University of Arts Linz, Department of Visual Communication). ASTER+S explores the intersections of neuroscience, emotional health, augmented brain, and collective well-being in a world shaped by climate crisis, fragile democracies, and other urgencies. International artists and students collaborated with neuroscientists to develop artistic responses to scientific research.
https://ars.electronica.art/panic/en/view/asters-art-neuroscience-20c38ddb450c81f0a20ee296904523e1
https://aster.us.es/alleditions/en/