VIRTUAL TOUR OF EMERGENCE

Enjoy a fly through of Emergence: Art from Life courtesy of our friends at JACCC

ABOUT EMERGENCE

The expansive field of synthetic biology, or SynBio, has the power to transform our lives. As we redesign organisms to new ends and construct novel life forms, we confront deep questions about homo sapiens— the “wise human”— and our capacities for creation, destruction, recklessness, renewal, and hope. What forms of life are we choosing to cultivate? What will we nurture, and what might we leave behind? Who has agency in this moment of making, learning, and living with? Emergence invites the public to explore these questions together while being inspired by iconic bio artworks, lab-based discoveries and design solutions, and the provocations of a range of wildly creative thinkers. Emergence probes changing definitions of what is natural, synthetic, conscious, and essential to existence.

Emergence is on exhibition at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center and is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs to be presented as part of PST ART. Having returned in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty.

Thank you PST ART; JACCC; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; and The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles for your support of Emergence.

Emergence: Art from life

Featuring the work of:

AfroRithm Futures Group: Ahmed Best, Dr. Lonny J. Avi Brooks, and Jade Fabello, in collaboration with Dr. Drew Endy, Jesse Gilbert, Raquel Horsford, Malaya, and Oguri

Tissue Culture & Art Project: Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr, with assistance from UCLA Art|Sci and California NanoSystems Institute

Dr. Callie R. Chappell and Dr. Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong

Eduardo Padilha

Dr. Marie Bannier Hélaouët, Organoid Group, Hubrecht Institute of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), The Netherlands; Oncode Institute, The Netherlands; Dr. Albert Wu, Ophthalmic Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory, Stanford Medicine, with lab members Dr. Aditi Swarup, Dr. Hala Dhowre, Dr. Sanja Bojic, and Julietta Picco

Michael Jones McKean, with assistance from Dr. Stephen Fong, Professor of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, in cooperation with the Museu de Leiria, Portugal 

Dr. Pat Pataranutaporn

Corinne Okada Takara

Henry Tan, Masato Takemura, Pakchira Chartpanyawut, Weeratouch Pongruengkiat, Woraporn Pongsamart, Dr. Pat Pataranutaporn, Jirapat Thaweechuen, Tanis Phongpisantham, Pongsakorn Wechakarn, Sumeth Klomchitcharoen, and Kookpedz Studio

ABOUT JACCC

JACCC weaves Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture into the fabric of our communities. JACCC remains firmly rooted in Little Tokyo, providing a vital place to build connections between people and cultures, locally and internationally. Through inclusive programs and authentic experiences, we continue our living traditions and nurture the next generation of innovative artists, culture-bearers, and thinkers. Learn more at jaccc.org.