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Jo Milne: Cytoscapes + Micro-bios
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Jo Milne presents a selection of work from the Molecular Histories series developed during her research at the Parc Cientific de Barcelona (PRBB) in 2022 as part of the residency offered by the Life Sciences Department (MELIS) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in collaboration with the Fundació Vila Casas, Barcelona. The series of cyanotypes establishes a dialogue with the microscopic worlds investigated by the scientists: Cristina Pujades and Selma Serra amongst others, reinterpreting the processes of technological manipulation. Hand drawn and machine captured images merge to echo the multiple alterations and mutations explored by the scientists in their study of the invisible paths of growth and communication on a cellular level. In the cyanotypes, the forms intertwine recorded and drawn elements in layers of spatiotemporal and fictitious structures, reinterpreting the molecular worlds explored at MELIS (UPF) where she considered cellular sonatas and the excitations and growth of neurons in zebra fish. The series captures the uncertainties, the transparencies and the multiple layers of communication that exist between cells beyond the reach of the eye. Each image announces its proximity to the others, establishing limits and contagions between the different matrices that have formed part of their configuration. INSTAGRAM: @milne.jo |
BIO: Jo Milne is a visual artist who has shown internationally, with solo shows at the the Sant Pol Art Museum (Catalonia), La Sala (Vilanova), Can Manyé (Alella) and group shows at the Talbot Rice Art Center (Scotland), Widener Gallery (USA), Espace Arlaud and Forum (Switzerland) amongst many others. She graduated in Fine Arts from Edinburgh University, before completing a Masters in Printmaking at the London Institute (Camberwell College of Art) and a PhD in Fine Art at the University of Barcelona. Her thesis "Invisible Structures" (2016) focussed on the methodologies used by scientists, artists and visionaries to visualize the invisible and was selected for a solo exhibition No faig prediccions sinó excuses t the Fundació Vila Casas (Barcelona) in 2016. She lectures at EINA, Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) and the Universitat de Barcelona and forms part of the research group IMARTE (UB) and ARE (Art, Resilience, Economy).
Her work has received various awards, including the: Premi Garcia Torres (Mataró, Spain), the Creighton Print Award (RSA,Scotland) and the Arena Prize (Barcelona) and has been funded by grants from the Generalitat de Catalonia and the Elizabeth Greenshields Award (Canada). She was artist in residence during 2022 at the Parc Cientific de Barcelona (PRBB) sponsored by by the Life Sciences Department (MELIS) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Fundació Vila Casas in 2022. Milne has also undertaken residencies at Sabadell Art Museum, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (Ireland), the IRB Barcelona and Festival Natures’21 (Catalonia). Her work is in public and private collections around the world.
Her work has received various awards, including the: Premi Garcia Torres (Mataró, Spain), the Creighton Print Award (RSA,Scotland) and the Arena Prize (Barcelona) and has been funded by grants from the Generalitat de Catalonia and the Elizabeth Greenshields Award (Canada). She was artist in residence during 2022 at the Parc Cientific de Barcelona (PRBB) sponsored by by the Life Sciences Department (MELIS) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the Fundació Vila Casas in 2022. Milne has also undertaken residencies at Sabadell Art Museum, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (Ireland), the IRB Barcelona and Festival Natures’21 (Catalonia). Her work is in public and private collections around the world.
Catch up on the work of all the artists who have shared their work in the project space in our Archive.
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Over the past couple of years we have explored the work of many artists, with thanks to: Rosalind Wilson, Daniel Davidsson, Moich Abrahams, Stephen Carter, Genie Portezky-Lee, Antoni Malinowski, Veronique Maria, Minami Kobayashi, Anna Walker, Rashid Maxwell, Yong Min Cho, Andrew Spira, Carlos David, and Rosana Miracco. |
Genie Poretzky-Lee's project, Drawing A Year, are images to be shared, free gifts to whoever wants to acquire one. For more information visit www.drawing-a-year.com, or Instagram: drawing.a.year
Sunday 26th June, 2022. DRAWING: No. 349: 17. "80, PEH, the mouth. The living word." Mixed media on paper. 24cm x 32cm
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Tuesday 28th June, 2022. DRAWING: No. 347: 19. "KOPH 100, Blessing from Hanuman the monkey." Mixed Media in paper, 24cms x 32cms.
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The aim of The Blue Lotus Foundation is to support the new and the unusual. We are living through extraordinary times. Now, more than ever we need to nurture community, creative endeavours, and cultural events. We believe in the importance of the artist in shaping our awareness at a visionary as well as imaginative level, and in what it means to bring art and healing together in synthesis. As well as hosting exhibitions, we are also an open venue for small groups to meet and participate in film screenings, poetry readings and workshops. For the past ten years we have successfully held a variety of events presented by many wonderful artists. In addition we support authors to publish their first writings, such as Bika Reed, Aidan A. Dunn, Jay Ramsey, Genie Portezky-Lee and many more.
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