EMERGENCE: THE AFTER PARTY
Celebrating the release of the Emergence catalog with an evening immersed in synthetic biology as seen through a bold artistic lens
Saturday, March 28
7–10 p.m.
York Manor
4908 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Emergence explores how artists and scientists are engaging with synthetic biology to imagine new forms of life, agency, and authorship. First an exhibition and now in print, the project gathers thinkers from a variety of backgrounds to explore how synthetic biology and art-making can energize and inform each other.
Join us for an evening of curiosity and revelry as we celebrate the release of the Emergence catalog. The night will move through moments of intimacy and spectacle: see yourself at the cellular level, consult experts on the frontier of synthetic biology and art, and immerse yourself in a dance performance that collapses time, space, and scale.
EXPERIENCES
Throughout the night
READING ROOM
We invite you to explore Emergence!
First as an exhibition and now in print, Emergence gathers thinkers from a variety of backgrounds to investigate how synthetic biology and art-making can energize and inform each other
The Emergence catalog is co-edited by Dr. Yewande Pearse and Stacy Switzer
ASK THE ORACLE
Chat with experts at the frontier of synthetic biology and art
Featuring the Oracles:
Dr. Christina Agapakis, Dr. Lonny J. Avi Brooks, Lauren (Ren) Ramlan, Tissue Culture & Art Project (Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr), Dr. Andrew Torrance
Produced by Henry Tan and Weeratouch Pongruengkiat
Hosted by Jade Fabello and Guy Rohkin
pDJ
Discover the unseen cycles of life and death taking place inside your own body in this bioimmersive experience
Facilitated by Eduardo Padilha, Henry Tan and Pongsakorn Wechakarn
BITES
by Balo
PERFORMANCES
Beginning at 8 p.m.
THE WELL
8:05 p.m.
A musical performance and reading that honors the generational sacrifice and commitment required to build a MultiPlanetary Garden
Written and performed by Ahmed Best, featuring Tim Conley, Andrée Belle and Allie McDonald
“TO YOU, EARTH CHILD, MANY YEARS FROM NOW”
8:10 p.m.
Written and read by Jade Fabello
“AFTER LIFE”
8:15 p.m.
A dance performance that collapses time, space, and scale
Jas Lin, Vanessa Hernández Cruz and Piramon Kumnurdmanee with Henry Tan
DJ SET
8:30 p.m.
Claire L. Evans (YACHT)
The Emergence catalog is designed by Saturated Grey and printed in Los Angeles by Martian Press and El Sereno Graphics. It is published in conjunction with the exhibition Emergence, one of more than seventy exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART. The 2024–25 edition of this landmark regional initiative, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, explored intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty.